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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.122547
Category:Oracle Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Oracle: Security Advisory (ELSA-2008-0965)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'lynx' package(s) announced via the ELSA-2008-0965 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'lynx' package(s) announced via the ELSA-2008-0965 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
[2.8.5-28.1.1]
- add patch for CVE-2008-4690 (rhbz#468184)
- prompt user before executing commands from the lynxcgi: handler,
even in the advanced user mode
- mark all lynxcgi: URIs as untrusted in the default lynx.cfg
- add patch to prevent lynx from opening configuration files in the
current working directory (CVE to be assigned) (rhbz#214205)

Affected Software/OS:
'lynx' package(s) on Oracle Linux 3, Oracle Linux 4, Oracle Linux 5.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
10.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2006-7234
1021107
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021107
31917
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31917
32407
http://secunia.com/advisories/32407
32416
http://secunia.com/advisories/32416
33568
http://secunia.com/advisories/33568
MDVSA-2008:217
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:217
RHSA-2008:0965
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0965.html
SUSE-SR:2009:002
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html
[oss-security] 20081025 CVE request: lynx (old) .mailcap handling flaw
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/25/3
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=396949
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=214205
lynx-mailcap-mimetype-code-execution(46132)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46132
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9719
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9719
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-4690
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00066.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00143.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:218
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/09/2
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11204
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021105
http://secunia.com/advisories/32967
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2009:002 (Google Search)
XForce ISS Database: lynx-lynxcgi-code-execution(46228)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46228
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