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Debian: CVE-2021-38165: lynx -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2021-38165: lynx -- security update

Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
08/07/2021
Created
08/12/2021
Added
08/12/2021
Modified
08/26/2021

Description

Lynx through 2.8.9 mishandles the userinfo subcomponent of a URI, which allows remote attackers to discover cleartext credentials because they may appear in SNI data.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-lynx

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