Vulnerability in Lynx
CVE-2008-4690
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.051 (92.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.051 · newest: 0.051 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Lynx — versions 2.8.1, 2.8.2, 2.8.3
References
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00143.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0965.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/09/2 (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/32967 (third-party-advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00066.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/33568 (third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46228 (vdb-entry)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)