CVE-2016-9179
HIGH7.5EPSS 0.34%lynx-cur - security update
Published: 12/22/2016Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
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.
Affected packages (2)
- Debian/lynxfrom 0, < 2.8.9dev11-1
- Debian/lynx-curfrom 0, < 2.8.8dev.12-2+deb7u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |