UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9179

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9179
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9179.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9179
Related
Published
2016-12-22T21:59:00Z
Modified
2025-05-26T16:36:53Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

lynx: It was found that 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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / lynx

Package

Name
lynx
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/lynx@2.8.9dev8-4ubuntu1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.8.9dev8-4ubuntu1+esm1

Affected versions

2.*

2.8.9dev8-4ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "ubuntu_priority": "low",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "lynx",
            "binary_version": "2.8.9dev8-4ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "lynx-common",
            "binary_version": "2.8.9dev8-4ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "lynx-cur",
            "binary_version": "2.8.9dev8-4ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "lynx-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.8.9dev8-4ubuntu1+esm1"
        }
    ]
}