Vulnerability in Lynx Project
CVE-1999-1549
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (45.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 45.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Lynx Project — versions 2.7, 2.8
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/804 (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-1999-1549?
- CVE-1999-1549 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lynx Project, classified under Origin Validation Error. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 1999-11-16.
- How severe is CVE-1999-1549?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.