Executive Summary
Summary | |
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Title | lynx security update |
Informations | |||
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Name | RHSA-2005:839 | First vendor Publication | 2005-11-11 |
Vendor | RedHat | Last vendor Modification | 2005-11-11 |
Severity (Vendor) | Critical | Revision | 01 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
Cvss vector : N/A | |||
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Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
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Cvss Base Score | 7.5 | Attack Range | Network |
Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | Attack Complexity | Low |
Cvss Expoit Score | 10 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
Problem Description: An updated lynx package that corrects a security flaw is now available. This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 - i386, ia64 Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 - ia64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 - i386 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 - i386 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Desktop version 3 - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 3. Problem description: Lynx is a text-based Web browser. An arbitrary command execute bug was found in the lynx "lynxcgi:" URI handler. An attacker could create a web page redirecting to a malicious URL which could execute arbitrary code as the user running lynx. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project assigned the name CVE-2005-2929 to this issue. Users should update to this erratum package, which contains a backported patch to correct this issue. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system. 5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 172972 - CVE-2005-2929 lynx arbitrary command execution |
Original Source
Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-839.html |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
% | Id | Name |
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100 % | CWE-264 | Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls |
OVAL Definitions
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9712 | |||
Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9712 | ||
Title: | Lynx 2.8.5, and other versions before 2.8.6dev.15, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via (1) lynxcgi:, (2) lynxexec, and (3) lynxprog links, which are not properly restricted in the default configuration in some environments. | ||
Description: | Lynx 2.8.5, and other versions before 2.8.6dev.15, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via (1) lynxcgi:, (2) lynxexec, and (3) lynxprog links, which are not properly restricted in the default configuration in some environments. | ||
Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
Reference(s): | CVE-2005-2929 | Version: | 5 |
Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 CentOS Linux 3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 CentOS Linux 4 Oracle Linux 4 | Product(s): | |
Definition Synopsis: | |||
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Type | Description | Count |
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Application | 3 |
OpenVAS Exploits
Date | Description |
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2009-09-15 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200909-15 (lynx) File : nvt/glsa_200909_15.nasl |
2008-09-24 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200511-09 (lynx) File : nvt/glsa_200511_09.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
Id | Description |
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20814 | Lynx lynxcgi: URI Handler Arbitrary Command Execution |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
Date | Description |
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2009-09-14 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-200909-15.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2006-07-03 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing a security update. File : centos_RHSA-2005-839.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2006-01-15 | Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing a security update. File : mandrake_MDKSA-2005-211.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2005-11-15 | Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2005-1078.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2005-11-15 | Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2005-1079.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2005-11-15 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-200511-09.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2005-11-15 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update. File : redhat-RHSA-2005-839.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
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