vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-4800-1 (CVE-2016-9179): Lynx vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Dec 22, 2016 | Mar 22, 2023 | Aug 18, 2025 |
Description
It was discovered that Lynx incorrectly handled certain URLs. A remote attacker
could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information or other
unspecified impact. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.
(CVE-2016-9179)
It was discovered that Lynx incorrectly handled certain HTML files. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2017-1000211)
Thorsten Glaser discovered that Lynx mishandles the userinfo subcomponents of
a URI. An attacker monitoring the network could discover cleartext
credentials because they may appear in SNI data. (CVE-2021-38165)
Solution
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