CVE-2016-9179

CVSS V2 Medium 5 CVSS V3 High 7.5

Description

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.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2016-9179

Assigner
cve@mitre.org

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

Published Version
2016-12-22T21:59:00

Last Modified Date
2016-12-23T14:44:02

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-20	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx::::::::	1	OR

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

Vector String
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector
NETWORK

Access Compatibility
LOW

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
NONE

Integrity Impact
PARTIAL

Availability Impact
NONE

Base Score
5

Severity
MEDIUM

Exploitability Score
10

Impact Score
2.9

CVSS Version 3

Version
3.0

Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK

Attack Compatibility
LOW

Privileges Required
NONE

User Interaction
NONE

Scope
UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact
NONE

Availability Impact
NONE

Base Score
7.5

Base Severity
HIGH

Exploitability Score
3.9

Impact Score
3.6

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94215	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/1	Mailing List Third Party Advisory

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9179
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9179

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 09:55:46				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 12:33:54	2016-12-22T21:59Z	2016-12-22T21:59:00	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-02 12:33:54		2016-12-23T14:44:02	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-02 12:33:54		Analyzed	Vulnerability Status	updated