CVE-2021-38165
MEDIUM5.3EPSS 4.3%lynx - security update
Published: 8/7/2021Modified: 12/3/2025
Also known as:ALPINE-CVE-2021-38165
Description
Lynx through 2.8.9 mishandles the userinfo subcomponent of a URI, which allows remote attackers to discover cleartext credentials because they may appear in SNI data.
Affected packages (4)
- Alpine/lynxfrom 0, < 2.8.9_p1-r3
- Debian/lynxfrom 0, < 2.9.0dev.6-3~deb11u1
- Debian/lynxfrom 0, < 2.8.9dev11-1+deb9u1
- Debian/lynxfrom 0, < 2.8.9rel.1-3+deb10u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |