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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.1.2.2017.1175
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-1175-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'lynx-cur' package(s) announced via the DLA-1175-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'lynx-cur' package(s) announced via the DLA-1175-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that there was a use-after-free vulnerability in the HTML parser of lynx-cur, a terminal-based web browser. This could have led to memory/information disclosure.

For Debian 7 Wheezy, this issue has been fixed in lynx-cur version 2.8.8dev.12-2+deb7u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your lynx-cur packages.

Affected Software/OS:
'lynx-cur' package(s) on Debian 7.

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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