Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.62916
Category:	Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:	Mandrake Security Advisory MDVSA-2008:218 (lynx)
Summary:	NOSUMMARY
Description:	Description: The remote host is missing an update to lynx announced via advisory MDVSA-2008:218. A vulnerability was found in the Lynxcgi: URI handler that could allow an attacker to create a web page redirecting to a malicious URL that would execute arbitrary code as the user running Lynx, if they were using the non-default Advanced user mode (CVE-2008-4690). This update corrects these issues and, in addition, makes Lynx always prompt the user before loading a lynxcgi: URI. As well, the default lynx.cfg configuration file marks all lynxcgi: URIs as untrusted. Affected: 2008.0, 2008.1, 2009.0 Solution: To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you. http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDVSA-2008:218 Risk factor : Critical CVSS Score: 10.0
Cross-Ref:	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-2008:217 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.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0965.html http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021105 http://secunia.com/advisories/32416 http://secunia.com/advisories/32967 http://secunia.com/advisories/33568 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2009:002 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html XForce ISS Database: lynx-lynxcgi-code-execution(46228) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46228
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