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Ubuntu: USN-4800-1 (CVE-2016-9179): Lynx vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: USN-4800-1 (CVE-2016-9179): Lynx vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
12/22/2016
Created
03/29/2023
Added
03/22/2023
Modified
05/01/2023

Description

lynx: It was found that Lynx doesn't parse the authority component of the URL correctly when the host name part ends with '?', and could instead be tricked into connecting to a different host.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-lynx

References

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