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.
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cve-icon 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

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-10-22T18:00:01.287

Modified: 2017-09-29T01:32:17.743

Link: CVE-2008-4690

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2008-10-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-4690 - Bugzilla