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CVE-2016-9179

Date: December 22, 2016

lynx: It was found that Lynx doesn't parse the authority component of the URL correctly when the host name part ends with '?', and could instead be tricked into connecting to a different host.

Severity Score

7.5

Related Resources (7)

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-9179

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94215

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9179

Url: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9179

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9179

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/1

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-9179

Severity Score

7.5

Weakness Type (CWE)

Input Validation

CWE-20

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	7.5
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	HIGH
Availability (A):	NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:	5.0
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	PARTIAL
Availability (A):	NONE
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