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.
References
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http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94286509804526&w=2 | Exploit Mailing List |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/804 | Broken Link Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry Vendor Advisory |
History
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2001-09-12T04:00:00
Updated: 2016-10-17T13:57:01
Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00
Link: CVE-1999-1549
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NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 1999-11-16T05:00:00.000
Modified: 2024-02-08T20:46:41.593
Link: CVE-1999-1549
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Redhat Information
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CWE