CVE-2016-9179 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

lynx: It was found that Lynx doesn't parse the authority component of the URL correctly when the host name part ends with '?', and could instead be tricked into connecting to a different host.

Published: 2016-12-22

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-9995	lynx: It was found that Lynx doesn't parse the authority component of the URL correctly when the host name part ends with '?', and could instead be tricked into connecting to a different host.
Ubuntu USN	USN-4800-1	Lynx vulnerabilities

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00275.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94215
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9179
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9179

History

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Subscriptions

Lynx Lynx

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-12-22T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:42:10.982Z

Reserved: 2016-11-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-9179

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-12-22T21:59:00.147

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-9179

Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-11-03T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-9179 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-20

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