Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2017.0451
Category:	Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2017-0451)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'lynx' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2017-0451 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'lynx' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2017-0451 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Lynx before 2.8.9dev.16 is vulnerable to a use after free in the HTML parser resulting in memory disclosure, because HTML_put_string() can append a chunk onto itself. (CVE-2017-1000211) Affected Software/OS: 'lynx' package(s) on Mageia 5, Mageia 6. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 5.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-1000211 BugTraq ID: 102180 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102180 https://github.com/ThomasDickey/lynx-snapshots/commit/280a61b300a1614f6037efc0902ff7ecf17146e9 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00021.html
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