CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2008-4690

Published: Oct 22, 2008 | Modified: Sep 29, 2017
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
10 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

lynx 2.8.6dev.15 and earlier, when advanced mode is enabled and lynx is configured as a URL handler, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted lynxcgi: URL, a related issue to CVE-2005-2929. NOTE: this might only be a vulnerability in limited deployments that have defined a lynxcgi: handler.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Lynx Lynx * 2.8.6 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.1-dev.1 (including) 2.8.1-dev.1 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.1-dev.10 (including) 2.8.1-dev.10 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.1-dev.11 (including) 2.8.1-dev.11 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.1-dev.12 (including) 2.8.1-dev.12 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.1-dev.13 (including) 2.8.1-dev.13 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.1-dev.14 (including) 2.8.1-dev.14 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.1-dev.15 (including) 2.8.1-dev.15 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.1-dev.16 (including) 2.8.1-dev.16 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.1-dev.17 (including) 2.8.1-dev.17 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.1-dev.18 (including) 2.8.1-dev.18 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.1-dev.19 (including) 2.8.1-dev.19 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.1-dev.2 (including) 2.8.1-dev.2 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.1-dev.20 (including) 2.8.1-dev.20 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.1-dev.21 (including) 2.8.1-dev.21 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.1-dev.22 (including) 2.8.1-dev.22 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.1-dev.23 (including) 2.8.1-dev.23 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.1-dev.24 (including) 2.8.1-dev.24 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.1-dev.26 (including) 2.8.1-dev.26 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.1-dev.27 (including) 2.8.1-dev.27 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.1-dev.28 (including) 2.8.1-dev.28 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.1-dev.29 (including) 2.8.1-dev.29 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.1-dev.3 (including) 2.8.1-dev.3 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.1-dev.4 (including) 2.8.1-dev.4 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.1-dev.5 (including) 2.8.1-dev.5 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.1-dev.6 (including) 2.8.1-dev.6 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.1-dev.7 (including) 2.8.1-dev.7 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.1-dev.8 (including) 2.8.1-dev.8 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.1-dev.9 (including) 2.8.1-dev.9 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.1-pre.1 (including) 2.8.1-pre.1 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.1-pre.10 (including) 2.8.1-pre.10 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.1-pre.11 (including) 2.8.1-pre.11 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.1-pre.2 (including) 2.8.1-pre.2 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.1-pre.3 (including) 2.8.1-pre.3 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.1-pre.4 (including) 2.8.1-pre.4 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.1-pre.5 (including) 2.8.1-pre.5 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.1-pre.6 (including) 2.8.1-pre.6 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.1-pre.7 (including) 2.8.1-pre.7 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.1-pre.8 (including) 2.8.1-pre.8 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.1-pre.9 (including) 2.8.1-pre.9 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.1-rel.1 (including) 2.8.1-rel.1 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.1-rel.2 (including) 2.8.1-rel.2 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.2-dev.1 (including) 2.8.2-dev.1 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.2-dev.10 (including) 2.8.2-dev.10 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.2-dev.11 (including) 2.8.2-dev.11 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.2-dev.12 (including) 2.8.2-dev.12 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.2-dev.13 (including) 2.8.2-dev.13 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.2-dev.14 (including) 2.8.2-dev.14 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.2-dev.15 (including) 2.8.2-dev.15 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.2-dev.16 (including) 2.8.2-dev.16 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.2-dev.17 (including) 2.8.2-dev.17 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.2-dev.18 (including) 2.8.2-dev.18 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.2-dev.19 (including) 2.8.2-dev.19 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.2-dev.2 (including) 2.8.2-dev.2 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.2-dev.20 (including) 2.8.2-dev.20 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.2-dev.21 (including) 2.8.2-dev.21 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.2-dev.22 (including) 2.8.2-dev.22 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.2-dev.23 (including) 2.8.2-dev.23 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.2-dev.24 (including) 2.8.2-dev.24 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.2-dev.25 (including) 2.8.2-dev.25 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.2-dev.26 (including) 2.8.2-dev.26 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.2-dev.3 (including) 2.8.2-dev.3 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.2-dev.4 (including) 2.8.2-dev.4 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.2-dev.5 (including) 2.8.2-dev.5 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.2-dev.6 (including) 2.8.2-dev.6 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.2-dev.7 (including) 2.8.2-dev.7 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.2-dev.8 (including) 2.8.2-dev.8 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.2-dev.9 (including) 2.8.2-dev.9 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.2-pre.1 (including) 2.8.2-pre.1 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.2-pre.10 (including) 2.8.2-pre.10 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.2-pre.11 (including) 2.8.2-pre.11 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.2-pre.2 (including) 2.8.2-pre.2 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.2-pre.3 (including) 2.8.2-pre.3 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.2-pre.4 (including) 2.8.2-pre.4 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.2-pre.5 (including) 2.8.2-pre.5 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.2-pre.6 (including) 2.8.2-pre.6 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.2-pre.7 (including) 2.8.2-pre.7 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.2-pre.8 (including) 2.8.2-pre.8 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.2-pre.9 (including) 2.8.2-pre.9 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.2-rel.1 (including) 2.8.2-rel.1 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.3-dev.1 (including) 2.8.3-dev.1 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.3-dev.10 (including) 2.8.3-dev.10 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.3-dev.11 (including) 2.8.3-dev.11 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.3-dev.12 (including) 2.8.3-dev.12 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.3-dev.13 (including) 2.8.3-dev.13 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.3-dev.14 (including) 2.8.3-dev.14 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.3-dev.15 (including) 2.8.3-dev.15 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.3-dev.16 (including) 2.8.3-dev.16 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.3-dev.17 (including) 2.8.3-dev.17 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.3-dev.18 (including) 2.8.3-dev.18 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.3-dev.19 (including) 2.8.3-dev.19 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.3-dev.2 (including) 2.8.3-dev.2 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.3-dev.20 (including) 2.8.3-dev.20 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.3-dev.21 (including) 2.8.3-dev.21 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.3-dev.22 (including) 2.8.3-dev.22 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.3-dev.23 (including) 2.8.3-dev.23 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.3-dev.3 (including) 2.8.3-dev.3 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.3-dev.4 (including) 2.8.3-dev.4 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.3-dev.5 (including) 2.8.3-dev.5 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.3-dev.6 (including) 2.8.3-dev.6 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.3-dev.7 (including) 2.8.3-dev.7 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.3-dev.8 (including) 2.8.3-dev.8 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.3-dev.9 (including) 2.8.3-dev.9 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.3-pre1 (including) 2.8.3-pre1 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.3-pre2 (including) 2.8.3-pre2 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.3-pre3 (including) 2.8.3-pre3 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.3-pre4 (including) 2.8.3-pre4 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.3-pre5 (including) 2.8.3-pre5 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.3-pre6 (including) 2.8.3-pre6 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.3-pre7 (including) 2.8.3-pre7 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.3-pre8 (including) 2.8.3-pre8 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.3-rel1 (including) 2.8.3-rel1 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.4-dev1 (including) 2.8.4-dev1 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.4-dev10 (including) 2.8.4-dev10 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.4-dev11 (including) 2.8.4-dev11 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.4-dev12 (including) 2.8.4-dev12 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.4-dev13 (including) 2.8.4-dev13 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.4-dev14 (including) 2.8.4-dev14 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.4-dev15 (including) 2.8.4-dev15 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.4-dev16 (including) 2.8.4-dev16 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.4-dev17 (including) 2.8.4-dev17 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.4-dev18 (including) 2.8.4-dev18 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.4-dev19 (including) 2.8.4-dev19 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.4-dev2 (including) 2.8.4-dev2 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.4-dev20 (including) 2.8.4-dev20 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.4-dev21 (including) 2.8.4-dev21 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.4-dev3 (including) 2.8.4-dev3 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.4-dev4 (including) 2.8.4-dev4 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.4-dev5 (including) 2.8.4-dev5 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.4-dev6 (including) 2.8.4-dev6 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.4-dev7 (including) 2.8.4-dev7 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.4-dev8 (including) 2.8.4-dev8 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.4-dev9 (including) 2.8.4-dev9 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.4-pre.1 (including) 2.8.4-pre.1 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.4-pre.2 (including) 2.8.4-pre.2 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.4-pre.3 (including) 2.8.4-pre.3 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.4-pre.4 (including) 2.8.4-pre.4 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.4-pre.5 (including) 2.8.4-pre.5 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.4-rel.1 (including) 2.8.4-rel.1 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.5-dev.1 (including) 2.8.5-dev.1 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.5-dev.10 (including) 2.8.5-dev.10 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.5-dev.11 (including) 2.8.5-dev.11 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.5-dev.12 (including) 2.8.5-dev.12 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.5-dev.13 (including) 2.8.5-dev.13 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.5-dev.14 (including) 2.8.5-dev.14 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.5-dev.15 (including) 2.8.5-dev.15 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.5-dev.16 (including) 2.8.5-dev.16 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.5-dev.17 (including) 2.8.5-dev.17 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.5-dev.2 (including) 2.8.5-dev.2 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.5-dev.3 (including) 2.8.5-dev.3 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.5-dev.4 (including) 2.8.5-dev.4 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.5-dev.5 (including) 2.8.5-dev.5 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.5-dev.6 (including) 2.8.5-dev.6 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.5-dev.7 (including) 2.8.5-dev.7 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.5-dev.8 (including) 2.8.5-dev.8 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.5-dev.9 (including) 2.8.5-dev.9 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.5-pre.1 (including) 2.8.5-pre.1 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.5-pre.2 (including) 2.8.5-pre.2 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.5-pre.3 (including) 2.8.5-pre.3 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.5-pre.4 (including) 2.8.5-pre.4 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.5-pre.5 (including) 2.8.5-pre.5 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.5-rel.1 (including) 2.8.5-rel.1 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.6-dev1 (including) 2.8.6-dev1 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.6-dev10 (including) 2.8.6-dev10 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.6-dev11 (including) 2.8.6-dev11 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.6-dev12 (including) 2.8.6-dev12 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.6-dev13 (including) 2.8.6-dev13 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.6-dev14 (including) 2.8.6-dev14 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.6-dev2 (including) 2.8.6-dev2 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.6-dev3 (including) 2.8.6-dev3 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.6-dev4 (including) 2.8.6-dev4 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.6-dev5 (including) 2.8.6-dev5 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.6-dev6 (including) 2.8.6-dev6 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.6-dev7 (including) 2.8.6-dev7 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.6-dev8 (including) 2.8.6-dev8 (including)
Lynx Lynx 2.8.6-dev9 (including) 2.8.6-dev9 (including)

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