CVE-2008-4690 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information

CVE Reference: CVE-2008-4690
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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.

CVE Status: Candidate

References: XF http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/46228 SUSE http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html ST 1021105 SAID Secunia Advisory: SA32416 Secunia Advisory: SA32967 Secunia Advisory: SA33568 REDHAT http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0965.html MLIST http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/09/2 MANDRIVA http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:218 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:217 FEDORA

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