CVE-2021-38165
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38165
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2021-38165.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2021-38165
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2021-08-07T18:15:06Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T19:01:26Z
- Severity
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- 5.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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Lynx through 2.8.9 mishandles the userinfo subcomponent of a URI, which allows remote attackers to discover cleartext credentials because they may appear in SNI data.
- References
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- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/07/11
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/07/12
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/07/9
- https://bugs.debian.org/991971
- https://github.com/w3c/libwww/blob/f010b4cc58d32f34b162f0084fe093f7097a61f0/Library/src/HTParse.c#L118
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/08/msg00010.html
- https://lynx.invisible-island.net/current/CHANGES.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4953
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/07/1
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/07/11
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7YMUHFJJWTZ6HBHTYXVDPNZINGGURHDW/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K6PZF7JNTFCOJ62HXZG4Q2NEHSZ6IO2V/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VKNK7GQBJBUBMJVNKVC7RTCYWUYMFJQW/