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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.64884
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200909-15 (lynx)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200909-15.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200909-15.

Vulnerability Insight:
An incomplete fix for an issue related to the Lynx URL handler might allow
for the remote execution of arbitrary commands.

Solution:
All Lynx users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose =www-client/lynx-2.8.6-r4

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-2005-2929
BugTraq ID: 15395
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15395
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419763/100/0/threaded
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-09.xml
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=338&type=vulnerabilities
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:211
http://www.openpkg.org/security/OpenPKG-SA-2005.026-lynx.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9712
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-839.html
SCO Security Bulletin: SCOSA-2005.55
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.55/SCOSA-2005.55.txt
SCO Security Bulletin: SCOSA-2006.7
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.7/SCOSA-2006.7.txt
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015195
http://secunia.com/advisories/17372
http://secunia.com/advisories/17512
http://secunia.com/advisories/17546
http://secunia.com/advisories/17556
http://secunia.com/advisories/17576
http://secunia.com/advisories/17666
http://secunia.com/advisories/17757
http://secunia.com/advisories/18051
http://secunia.com/advisories/18376
http://secunia.com/advisories/18659
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/173
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2394
XForce ISS Database: lynx-lynxcgi-command-execute(23119)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23119
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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