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Status published
Medium
CVE-2021-38165
Lynx through 2.8.9 mishandles the userinfo subcomponent of a URI,...
Vulnerability Description
Lynx through 2.8.9 mishandles the userinfo subcomponent of a URI, which allows remote attackers to discover cleartext credentials because they may appear in SNI data.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://bugs.debian.org/991971
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/07/1
- https://lynx.invisible-island.net/current/CHANGES.html
- https://github.com/w3c/libwww/blob/f010b4cc58d32f34b162f0084fe093f7097a61f0/Library/src/HTParse.c#L118
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/07/9
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/07/11
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/07/12
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/07/11
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/08/msg00010.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4953
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VKNK7GQBJBUBMJVNKVC7RTCYWUYMFJQW/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K6PZF7JNTFCOJ62HXZG4Q2NEHSZ6IO2V/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7YMUHFJJWTZ6HBHTYXVDPNZINGGURHDW/
More from lynx project
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lynx project
View all reports →Affected Software
lynx, debian linux, fedora
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 9.0, 10.0, 33, 34, 35
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 7th, 2021
Last Modified:
August 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.