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cveMitreCVE-2016-9179
HistoryDec 22, 2016 - 9:59 p.m.

CVE-2016-9179

2016-12-2221:59:00
CWE-20
mitre
web.nvd.nist.gov
163
cve-2016-9179
lynx
url parsing
security vulnerability

CVSS2

5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

NONE

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS3

7.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

AI Score

5.2

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

40.1%

lynx: It was found that Lynx doesn’t parse the authority component of the URL correctly when the host name part ends with ‘?’, and could instead be tricked into connecting to a different host.

Affected configurations

Nvd
Node
lynxlynx
VendorProductVersionCPE
lynxlynx*cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS2

5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

NONE

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS3

7.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

AI Score

5.2

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

40.1%