VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-7234
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Lynx before 2.8.6rel.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via malicious (1) .mailcap and (2) mime.types files in the current working directory.
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.88%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.88%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Lynx before 2.8.6rel.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via malicious (1) .mailcap and (2) mime.types files in the current working directory.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.88% probability · 57th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- lynx/lynx
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=396949
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32407
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32416
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33568
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:217
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/25/3
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0965.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31917
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021107
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=214205
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46132
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9719
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=396949
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32407
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32416
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33568
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:217
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/25/3
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0965.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31917
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021107
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=214205
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46132
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9719
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.