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CVE-2021-38165 (GCVE-0-2021-38165)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-08-07 17:33 – Updated: 2024-08-04 01:37
VLAI?
Summary
Lynx through 2.8.9 mishandles the userinfo subcomponent of a URI, which allows remote attackers to discover cleartext credentials because they may appear in SNI data.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
Show details on NVD website

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CVE-2014-5002 (GCVE-0-2014-5002)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-01-10 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 11:34
VLAI?
Summary
The lynx gem before 1.0.0 for Ruby places the configured password on command lines, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing processes.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
Show details on NVD website

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CVE-2017-1000211 (GCVE-0-2017-1000211)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-11-17 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 21:53
VLAI?
Summary
Lynx before 2.8.9dev.16 is vulnerable to a use after free in the HTML parser resulting in memory disclosure, because HTML_put_string() can append a chunk onto itself.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
Show details on NVD website

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CVE-1999-1549 (GCVE-0-1999-1549)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2001-09-12 04:00 – Updated: 2024-08-01 17:18
VLAI?
Summary
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.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/804 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94286509804526&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Show details on NVD website

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