PT-1999-1371 · Lynx · Lynx

Published 1999-09-15 · Updated 2022-08-17 · CVE-1999-0817

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Lynx WWW client (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue allows a remote attacker to specify command-line parameters that Lynx uses when calling external programs to handle certain protocols, such as telnet.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-0817

Affected Products

Lynx

References · 2

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0817 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0817 · Note