CVE-2008-4690
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Oct 22, 2008
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Oct 22, 2008
Description
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- FEDORA-2008-9597vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2008:0965vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20081009 lynx lynxcgi handler flawmailing-list
- 32967third-party-advisory
- MDVSA-2008:218vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2009:002vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2008-9550vendor-advisory
- 33568third-party-advisory
- lynx-lynxcgi-code-execution(46228)vdb-entry
- MDVSA-2008:217vendor-advisory
- 1021105vdb-entry
- 32416third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11204vdb-entrysignature
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