Lynx 2.x does not properly distinguish between internal and external HTML, which may allow a local attacker to read a "secure" hidden form value from a temporary file and craft a LYNXOPTIONS: URL that causes Lynx to modify the user's configuration file and execute commands.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94286509804526&w=2 | Exploit Mailing List |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/804 | Broken Link Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
08 Feb 2024, 20:46
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CWE | CWE-346 | |
| References | () http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94286509804526&w=2 - Exploit, Mailing List | |
| References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/804 - Broken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory | |
| First Time |
Lynx Project
Lynx Project lynx |
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : 5.0
v3 : 7.8 |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:university_of_kansas:lynx:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
cpe:2.3:a:lynx_project:lynx:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:lynx_project:lynx:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Information
Published : 1999-11-16 05:00
Updated : 2024-02-08 20:46
NVD link : CVE-1999-1549
Mitre link : CVE-1999-1549
CVE.ORG link : CVE-1999-1549
JSON object : View
Products Affected
lynx_project
- lynx
CWE
CWE-346
Origin Validation Error