CVE-2008-4690 Information

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.

Reference

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html http://secunia.com/advisories/32416 http://secunia.com/advisories/32967 http://secunia.com/advisories/33568 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:217 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:218 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/09/2 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0965.html http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021105 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46228 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval3Aorg.mitre.oval3Adef3A11204 https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00066.html https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00143.html