Vulnerabilities

CVE-2008-4690

by Fred · 22/10/2008

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.

Date published : 2008-10-22

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00066.html

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00143.html

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