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CVE-1999-1549
Published: Sep 12, 2001
Modified: Aug 1, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Lynx 2.x does not properly distinguish between internal and external HTML, which may allow a local attacker to read a "secure" hidden form value from a temporary file and craft a LYNXOPTIONS: URL that causes Lynx to modify the user's configuration file and execute commands.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
804
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
19991116 lynx 2.8.x - 'special URLs' anti-spoofing protection is weak
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
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