Lynx 2.x does not properly distinguish between internal and external HTML, which may allow a local attacker to read a "secure" hidden form value from a temporary file and craft a LYNXOPTIONS: URL that causes Lynx to modify the user's configuration file and execute commands.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-01T17:18:07.500Z
Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00
Link: CVE-1999-1549
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Status : Deferred
Published: 1999-11-16T05:00:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Link: CVE-1999-1549
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