Gentoo GLSA 200909-15 Normal: Lynx Remote Command Execution
gentoo
September 12, 2009
An incomplete fix for an issue related to the Lynx URL handler might allow for the remote execution of arbitrary commands.
Summary
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200909-15
https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: Normal
Title: Lynx: Arbitrary command execution
Date: September 12, 2009
Bugs: #243058
ID: 200909-15
Synopsis
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An incomplete fix for an issue related to the Lynx URL handler might
allow for the remote execution of arbitrary commands.
Background
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Lynx is a fully-featured WWW client for users running
cursor-addressable, character-cell display devices such as vt100
terminals and terminal emulators.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 www-client/lynx < 2.8.6-r4 >= 2.8.6-r4
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Clint Ruoho reported that the fix for CVE-2005-2929 (GLSA 200511-09)...
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