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A vulnerability was found in Lynx (Web Browser) (the affected version is unknown). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component URL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
lynx: It was found that Lynx doesn't parse the authority component of the URL correctly when the host name part ends with '?', and could instead be tricked into connecting to a different host.
The bug was discovered 12/22/2016. The weakness was released 12/22/2016 by redrain root (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at openwall.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-9179 since 11/04/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 96363 (FreeBSD : lynx -- multiple vulnerabilities (03532a19-d68e-11e6-9171-14dae9d210b8) (POODLE)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (96363).
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7
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Exploiting
Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 96363
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : lynx -- multiple vulnerabilities (03532a19-d68e-11e6-9171-14dae9d210b8) (POODLE)
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for lynx FEDORA-2017-c9828b259c
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
11/04/2016 🔍11/04/2016 🔍
12/22/2016 🔍
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12/23/2016 🔍
01/09/2017 🔍
01/10/2017 🔍
07/15/2019 🔍
Sources
Advisory: openwall.comResearcher: redrain root
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2016-9179 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 94215 - Lynx CVE-2016-9179 URL Redirection Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 12/23/2016 10:14Updated: 07/15/2019 08:35
Changes: 12/23/2016 10:14 (70), 07/15/2019 08:35 (7)
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