NVD - CVE-2008-4690

CVE-2008-4690 Detail

Modified

This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.

Description

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.

Source: MITRE
Description Last Modified: 10/22/2008

Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 10.0 HIGH
Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 10.0
Exploitability Subscore: 10.0

Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Insufficient_Info
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete
Additional Information:
Provides administrator access
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows disruption of service

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:217
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:218
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/09/2
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0965.html	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021105
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46228
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11204
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00066.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00143.html

References to Check Content

Identifier:: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11204
Check System:: http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5
Hyperlink:: http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11204

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

Insufficient Information (NVD-CWE-noinfo)

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-4690
NVD Published Date:
10/22/2008
NVD Last Modified:
09/28/2017

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CVE-2008-4690 Detail

Description

Impact

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

References to Check Content

Technical Details

Vulnerable software and versions Switch to CPE 2.2

Change History

CVE Modified by MITRE - 9/28/2017 9:32:17 PM

CVE Modified by MITRE - 8/7/2017 9:32:50 PM

Initial CVE Analysis - 10/23/2008 10:04:00 AM

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