critical
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CWE
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2008-4690

First published: Wed Oct 22 2008(Updated: )

lynx 2.8.6dev.15 and earlier, when advanced mode is enabled and lynx is configured as a URL handler, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted lynxcgi: URL, a related issue to CVE-2005-2929. NOTE: this might only be a vulnerability in limited deployments that have defined a lynxcgi: handler.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Lynx Lynx=2.8.3-pre1
Lynx Lynx=2.8.1-dev.5
Lynx Lynx=2.8.5-dev.6
Lynx Lynx=2.8.1-dev.20
Lynx Lynx=2.8.2-dev.17
Lynx Lynx=2.8.6-dev5
Lynx Lynx=2.8.4-dev17
Lynx Lynx=2.8.6-dev4
Lynx Lynx=2.8.4-dev11
Lynx Lynx=2.8.4-dev10
Lynx Lynx=2.8.5-dev.3
Lynx Lynx=2.8.1-dev.7
Lynx Lynx=2.8.3-pre6
Lynx Lynx=2.8.6-dev8
Lynx Lynx=2.8.5-pre.1
Lynx Lynx=2.8.2-dev.22
Lynx Lynx=2.8.3-dev.11
Lynx Lynx=2.8.4-pre.1
Lynx Lynx=2.8.5-dev.9
Lynx Lynx=2.8.1-rel.2
Lynx Lynx=2.8.1-dev.10
Lynx Lynx=2.8.3-dev.7
Lynx Lynx=2.8.3-dev.17
Lynx Lynx=2.8.1-dev.13
Lynx Lynx=2.8.1-pre.5
Lynx Lynx=2.8.4-dev5
Lynx Lynx=2.8.4-pre.4
Lynx Lynx=2.8.6-dev14
Lynx Lynx=2.8.1-dev.15
Lynx Lynx=2.8.3-rel1
Lynx Lynx=2.8.3-pre7
Lynx Lynx=2.8.1-pre.7
Lynx Lynx=2.8.3-dev.10
Lynx Lynx=2.8.2-pre.5
Lynx Lynx=2.8.2-rel.1
Lynx Lynx=2.8.2-dev.11
Lynx Lynx=2.8.5-dev.13
Lynx Lynx=2.8.2-dev.5
Lynx Lynx=2.8.2-dev.26
Lynx Lynx=2.8.1-dev.8
Lynx Lynx=2.8.1-pre.4
Lynx Lynx=2.8.5-dev.14
Lynx Lynx=2.8.1-pre.10
Lynx Lynx=2.8.1-dev.17
Lynx Lynx=2.8.3-dev.6
Lynx Lynx=2.8.2-dev.12
Lynx Lynx=2.8.2-dev.8
Lynx Lynx=2.8.4-dev3
Lynx Lynx=2.8.4-dev21
Lynx Lynx=2.8.2-dev.6
Lynx Lynx=2.8.1-rel.1
Lynx Lynx=2.8.6-dev12
Lynx Lynx=2.8.6-dev2
Lynx Lynx=2.8.4-pre.2
Lynx Lynx=2.8.1-dev.27
Lynx Lynx=2.8.1-dev.16
Lynx Lynx=2.8.2-pre.1
Lynx Lynx=2.8.1-dev.14
Lynx Lynx=2.8.3-dev.4
Lynx Lynx=2.8.5-dev.2
Lynx Lynx=2.8.3-dev.1
Lynx Lynx=2.8.2-dev.9
Lynx Lynx=2.8.4-dev8
Lynx Lynx=2.8.2-pre.9
Lynx Lynx=2.8.2-dev.13
Lynx Lynx=2.8.3-dev.23
Lynx Lynx=2.8.3-dev.18
Lynx Lynx=2.8.2-dev.14
Lynx Lynx=2.8.2-dev.19
Lynx Lynx=2.8.3-dev.12
Lynx Lynx=2.8.2-pre.11
Lynx Lynx=2.8.1-pre.1
Lynx Lynx=2.8.3-dev.21
Lynx Lynx=2.8.1-dev.2
Lynx Lynx=2.8.3-pre8
Lynx Lynx=2.8.1-dev.28
Lynx Lynx=2.8.4-rel.1
Lynx Lynx=2.8.1-pre.8
Lynx Lynx=2.8.4-dev13
Lynx Lynx=2.8.4-dev6
Lynx Lynx=2.8.2-dev.3
Lynx Lynx=2.8.3-pre2
Lynx Lynx=2.8.2-pre.6
Lynx Lynx=2.8.3-dev.2
Lynx Lynx=2.8.2-dev.16
Lynx Lynx=2.8.5-dev.5
Lynx Lynx=2.8.6-dev7
Lynx Lynx=2.8.1-pre.6
Lynx Lynx=2.8.3-dev.16
Lynx Lynx=2.8.3-dev.19
Lynx Lynx=2.8.5-dev.1
Lynx Lynx=2.8.4-dev14
Lynx Lynx=2.8.5-dev.17
Lynx Lynx=2.8.1-dev.4
Lynx Lynx=2.8.1-dev.29
Lynx Lynx=2.8.4-dev19
Lynx Lynx=2.8.2-dev.20
Lynx Lynx=2.8.1-pre.2
Lynx Lynx=2.8.1-dev.1
Lynx Lynx=2.8.4-dev9
Lynx Lynx=2.8.1-dev.22
Lynx Lynx=2.8.3-pre5
Lynx Lynx=2.8.5-pre.5
Lynx Lynx=2.8.6-dev1
Lynx Lynx=2.8.5-dev.12
Lynx Lynx=2.8.1-dev.19
Lynx Lynx=2.8.3-dev.9
Lynx Lynx=2.8.2-pre.10
Lynx Lynx=2.8.2-dev.21
Lynx Lynx=2.8.2-dev.23
Lynx Lynx=2.8.2-pre.3
Lynx Lynx=2.8.2-dev.2
Lynx Lynx=2.8.2-dev.18
Lynx Lynx=2.8.3-dev.3
Lynx Lynx=2.8.4-dev20
Lynx Lynx=2.8.3-dev.15
Lynx Lynx=2.8.4-dev2
Lynx Lynx=2.8.6-dev11
Lynx Lynx=2.8.1-dev.18
Lynx Lynx=2.8.2-dev.24
Lynx Lynx=2.8.2-pre.4
Lynx Lynx=2.8.4-dev16
Lynx Lynx=2.8.5-pre.3
Lynx Lynx=2.8.5-dev.11
Lynx Lynx=2.8.5-dev.8
Lynx Lynx=2.8.3-dev.22
Lynx Lynx=2.8.1-dev.21
Lynx Lynx=2.8.5-dev.15
Lynx Lynx<=2.8.6
Lynx Lynx=2.8.1-dev.3
Lynx Lynx=2.8.4-pre.5
Lynx Lynx=2.8.2-pre.7
Lynx Lynx=2.8.1-dev.26
Lynx Lynx=2.8.1-pre.3
Lynx Lynx=2.8.5-dev.16
Lynx Lynx=2.8.4-dev12
Lynx Lynx=2.8.2-pre.2
Lynx Lynx=2.8.2-pre.8
Lynx Lynx=2.8.6-dev10
Lynx Lynx=2.8.6-dev3
Lynx Lynx=2.8.2-dev.25
Lynx Lynx=2.8.4-dev18
Lynx Lynx=2.8.1-dev.9
Lynx Lynx=2.8.2-dev.15
Lynx Lynx=2.8.5-dev.4
Lynx Lynx=2.8.5-pre.4
Lynx Lynx=2.8.4-dev7
Lynx Lynx=2.8.1-dev.12
Lynx Lynx=2.8.1-dev.11
Lynx Lynx=2.8.2-dev.4
Lynx Lynx=2.8.3-pre4
Lynx Lynx=2.8.6-dev6
Lynx Lynx=2.8.1-pre.11
Lynx Lynx=2.8.6-dev13
Lynx Lynx=2.8.2-dev.7
Lynx Lynx=2.8.1-dev.23
Lynx Lynx=2.8.1-dev.24
Lynx Lynx=2.8.1-dev.6
Lynx Lynx=2.8.1-pre.9
Lynx Lynx=2.8.5-rel.1
Lynx Lynx=2.8.4-dev15
Lynx Lynx=2.8.3-pre3
Lynx Lynx=2.8.3-dev.5
Lynx Lynx=2.8.4-dev1
Lynx Lynx=2.8.4-dev4
Lynx Lynx=2.8.6-dev9
Lynx Lynx=2.8.3-dev.14
Lynx Lynx=2.8.4-pre.3
Lynx Lynx=2.8.2-dev.10
Lynx Lynx=2.8.2-dev.1
Lynx Lynx=2.8.3-dev.20
Lynx Lynx=2.8.5-dev.7
Lynx Lynx=2.8.5-pre.2
Lynx Lynx=2.8.3-dev.13
Lynx Lynx=2.8.3-dev.8
Lynx Lynx=2.8.5-dev.10

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2008-4690?

    CVE-2008-4690 has a high severity as it allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

  • How do I fix CVE-2008-4690?

    To fix CVE-2008-4690, update Lynx to a version later than 2.8.6-dev.15.

  • What causes the vulnerability in CVE-2008-4690?

    CVE-2008-4690 arises from improper handling of crafted lynxcgi: URLs in Lynx when advanced mode is enabled.

  • Which versions of Lynx are affected by CVE-2008-4690?

    Lynx versions 2.8.6-dev.15 and earlier are affected by CVE-2008-4690.

  • What are the potential impacts of exploiting CVE-2008-4690?

    Exploitation of CVE-2008-4690 may allow an attacker to run arbitrary commands on the server where Lynx is deployed.

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