MGASA-2017-0052

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Source

https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0052.html

Import Source

https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0052.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MGASA-2017-0052

Related

CVE-2016-9179

Published

2017-02-20T13:00:19Z

Modified

2017-02-20T09:16:53Z

Summary

Updated lynx packages fix security vulnerability

Details

Lynx doesn't parse the authority component of the URL correctly when the host name part ends with '?', and could instead be tricked into connecting to a different host. (CVE-2016-9179)

References

https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0052.html
https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19714
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/1

Credits

- Mageia - COORDINATOR
- - https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team

Affected packages

Mageia:5 / lynx

Package

Name: lynx
Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/lynx?distro=mageia-5

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

2.8.8-1.rel2.3.1.mga5

Ecosystem specific

{
    "section": "core"
}