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lynx: multiple vulnerabilities

Package(s):lynx CVE #(s):CVE-2008-4690 CVE-2006-7234
Created:October 27, 2008 Updated:September 14, 2009
Description:

From the Red Hat advisory:

An arbitrary command execution flaw was found in the Lynx "lynxcgi:" URI handler. An attacker could create a web page redirecting to a malicious URL that could execute arbitrary code as the user running Lynx in the non-default "Advanced" user mode. (CVE-2008-4690)

A flaw was found in a way Lynx handled ".mailcap" and ".mime.types" configuration files. Files in the browser's current working directory were opened before those in the user's home directory. A local attacker, able to convince a user to run Lynx in a directory under their control, could possibly execute arbitrary commands as the user running Lynx. (CVE-2006-7234)

Alerts:
Gentoo 200909-15 2009-09-12
Fedora FEDORA-2008-9952 2008-12-03
Fedora FEDORA-2008-9550 2008-12-03
Fedora FEDORA-2008-9597 2008-12-03
Mandriva MDVSA-2008:217 2008-10-28
CentOS CESA-2008:0965 2008-10-27
Red Hat RHSA-2008:0965-01 2008-10-27
SuSE SUSE-SR:2009:002 2009-01-19

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