CVE-1999-1549
First published: Tue Nov 16 1999(Updated: )
Lynx 2.x does not properly distinguish between internal and external HTML, which may allow a local attacker to read a "secure" hidden form value from a temporary file and craft a LYNXOPTIONS: URL that causes Lynx to modify the user's configuration file and execute commands.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| University Of Kansas Lynx | =2.7 | |
| University Of Kansas Lynx | =2.8 | |
| Lynx Project Lynx | =2.7 | |
| Lynx Project Lynx | =2.8 |
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