CVE-2008-4690

CVE Details

Release Date:	2008-10-22
Impact:	Important	What is this?

Description

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.

See more information about CVE-2008-4690 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	10.0
Vector String:	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	Complete
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 3 (lynx)	ELSA-2008-0965	2008-10-27
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (lynx)	ELSA-2008-0965	2008-10-27
Oracle Linux version 5 (lynx)	ELSA-2008-0965	2008-10-27