National Cyber-Alert System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2006-7234

Overview

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Lynx before 2.8.6rel.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via malicious (1) .mailcap and (2) mime.types files in the current working directory.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

Solution

Patch Information - http://lynx.isc.org/lynx2.8.6/patches/}

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External Source: CONFIRM

Name: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=214205

Hyperlink:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=214205

External Source: XF

Name: lynx-mailcap-mimetype-code-execution(46132)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/46132

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1021107

Hyperlink:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021107

External Source: BID

Name: 31917

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31917

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2008:0965

Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0965.html

External Source: MLIST

Name: [oss-security] 20081025 CVE request: lynx (old) .mailcap handling flaw

Hyperlink:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/25/3

External Source: MANDRIVA

Name: MDVSA-2008:217

Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:217

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 33568

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/33568

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 32416

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/32416

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 32407

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/32407

External Source: SUSE

Name: SUSE-SR:2009:002

Hyperlink:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=396949

Hyperlink:http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=396949