Slackware 7.0: Lynx 2.8.3rel1 Critical Advisory for Code Execution
slackware
May 19, 2000
Upgrade Lynx to version 2.8.3rel1 to address critical security issues affecting both Slackware 7.0 and the latest iterations.
Versions of Lynx prior to 2.8.3pre.5 contained numerous security holes which could permit a malicious server to execute arbitrary code on the user's system.