CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack 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
EPSS
Percentile
87.2%
CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2008:0965-01
Lynx is a text-based Web browser.
An arbitrary command execution flaw was found in the Lynx βlynxcgi:β URI
handler. An attacker could create a web page redirecting to a malicious URL
that could execute arbitrary code as the user running Lynx in the
non-default βAdvancedβ user mode. (CVE-2008-4690)
Note: In these updated lynx packages, Lynx will always prompt users before
loading a βlynxcgi:β URI. Additionally, the default lynx.cfg configuration
file now marks all βlynxcgi:β URIs as untrusted by default.
A flaw was found in a way Lynx handled β.mailcapβ and β.mime.typesβ
configuration files. Files in the browserβs current working directory were
opened before those in the userβs home directory. A local attacker, able to
convince a user to run Lynx in a directory under their control, could
possibly execute arbitrary commands as the user running Lynx. (CVE-2006-7234)
All users of Lynx are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which
contains backported patches correcting these issues.
Merged security bulletin from advisories:
https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2008-October/077522.html
Affected packages: