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.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T10:24:20.695Z
Reserved: 2008-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2008-4690
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Status : Modified
Published: 2008-10-22T18:00:01.287
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2008-4690
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