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GHSA-88F3-HP86-V36F

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:10 – Updated: 2022-05-24 19:10

Details

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.

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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

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

Assigner

mitre

References

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GHSA-88F3-HP86-V36F

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

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