National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2005-2929
Original release date:11/18/2005
Last revised:09/05/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Lynx 2.8.5, and other versions before 2.8.6dev.15, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via (1) lynxcgi:, (2) lynxexec, and (3) lynxprog links, which are not properly restricted in the default configuration in some environments.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides user account access, Allows partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
- Official Statement from Red Hat (03/14/2007)
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.
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External Source: IDEFENSE
Name: 20051110 Multiple Vendor Lynx Command Injection Vulnerability
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: XF
Name: lynx-lynxcgi-command-execute(23119)
External Source: BID
Name: 15395
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FLSA:152832
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2005:839
External Source: OPENPKG
Name: OpenPKG-SA-2005.026
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200511-09
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2005-2394
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-035.htm
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1015195
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18659
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18376
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18051
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 17757
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 17666
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 17576
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 17556
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 17546
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 17512
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 17372
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDKSA-2005:211
External Source: SCO
Name: SCOSA-2005.55
External Source: SCO
Name: SCOSA-2006.7
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDKSA-2005:211
External Source: SREASON
Name: 173