CVE-2005-2929

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-2929
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-11-18 06:03:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-19 15:34:00 UTC
DescriptionLynx 2.8.5, and other versions before 2.8.6dev.15, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via (1) lynxcgi:, (2) lynxexec, and (3) lynxprog links, which are not properly restricted in the default configuration in some environments.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-264

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application University Of Kansas Lynx 2.8.5 All All All
Application University Of Kansas Lynx 2.8.6 All All All
Application University Of Kansas Lynx 2.8.6_dev13 All All All
Application University Of Kansas Lynx 2.8.5 All All All
Application University Of Kansas Lynx 2.8.6 All All All
Application University Of Kansas Lynx 2.8.6_dev13 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Secunia - Advisories - Mandriva update for lynx SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - UnixWare update for lynx SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - Lynx "lynxcgi:" URI Handler Arbitrary Command Execution SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Lynx: Arbitrary command execution GENTOO www.gentoo.org
Lynx 'lynxcgt:' Handler Configuration Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Commands - SecurityTracker SECTRACK securitytracker.com
Public Advisory: 11.11.05 // iDefense Labs IDEFENSE www.idefense.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Advisories - Mandriva Linux MANDRIVA www.mandriva.com
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Secunia - Advisories - Avaya Intuity Audix Lynx Arbitrary Command Execution SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
SCOSA-2006.7 SCO ftp.sco.com
Secunia - Advisories - SCO OpenServer update for lynx SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Webmail - OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - Gentoo update for lynx SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org
Multiple Vendor Lynx Command Injection Vulnerability - CXSecurity.com SREASON securityreason.com
SecurityFocus FEDORA www.securityfocus.com
Secunia - Advisories - Trustix update for multiple packages SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - SGI Advanced Linux Environment Multiple Updates SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Lynx URI Handlers Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Secunia - Advisories - Red Hat update for lynx SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support REDHAT www.redhat.com
OpenPKG Project: Security: Security Advisories OPENPKG www.openpkg.org
1. Overview: CONFIRM support.avaya.com
SCOSA-2005.55 SCO ftp.sco.com
Fedora update for lynx - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2007-03-14Mark J CoxRed Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.
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