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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 arb…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
10.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
5.1%
percentile 92%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

5.06% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.010.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

  • redhat.com /archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00143.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2008-0965.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2008/10/09/2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/32967 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • mandriva.com /security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:218 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00066.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/33568 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/46228 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • mandriva.com /security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:217 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1021105 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/32416 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11204 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred

Sources

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