CVE-2005-2929

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-2929
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-11-18 06:03:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 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

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Secunia - Advisories - Mandriva update for lynx af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
OpenPKG Project: Security: Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openpkg.org
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Lynx: Arbitrary command execution af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gentoo.org
Lynx 'lynxcgt:' Handler Configuration Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Commands - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
1. Overview: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com
Secunia - Advisories - Lynx "lynxcgi:" URI Handler Arbitrary Command Execution af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Advisories - Mandriva Linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Secunia - Advisories - Trustix update for multiple packages af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Lynx URI Handlers Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - Avaya Intuity Audix Lynx Arbitrary Command Execution af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.55/SCOSA-2005.55.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ftp.sco.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Multiple Vendor Lynx Command Injection Vulnerability - CXSecurity.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
Secunia - Advisories - SCO OpenServer update for lynx af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - SGI Advanced Linux Environment Multiple Updates af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - UnixWare update for lynx af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.7/SCOSA-2006.7.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ftp.sco.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Public Advisory: 11.11.05 // iDefense Labs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.idefense.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - Red Hat update for lynx af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - Gentoo update for lynx af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Fedora update for lynx - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 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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