lynx 2.8.6dev.15 and earlier, when advanced mode is enabled and lynx is configured as a URL handler, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted lynxcgi: URL, a related issue to CVE-2005-2929. NOTE: this might only be a vulnerability in limited deployments that have defined a lynxcgi: handler.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0
No CVSS v3.1
No CVSS v3.0
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.
Affected Vendors & Products
Vendors | Products |
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Lynx |
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Configuration 1 [-]
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Package | CPE | Advisory | Released Date |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | |||
lynx-0:2.8.4-18.1.3 | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1 | RHSA-2008:0965 | 2008-10-27T00:00:00Z |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | |||
lynx-0:2.8.5-11.3 | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3 | RHSA-2008:0965 | 2008-10-27T00:00:00Z |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | |||
lynx-0:2.8.5-18.2.el4_7.1 | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4 | RHSA-2008:0965 | 2008-10-27T00:00:00Z |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | |||
lynx-0:2.8.5-28.1.el5_2.1 | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5 | RHSA-2008:0965 | 2008-10-27T00:00:00Z |
References
History
No history.
MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2008-10-22T17:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-07T10:24:20.695Z
Reserved: 2008-10-22T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2008-4690
Vulnrichment
No data.
NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2008-10-22T18:00:01.287
Modified: 2024-11-21T00:52:17.903
Link: CVE-2008-4690
Redhat