CVE-2006-7234

Published: Oct 27, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-Other

NVD MITRE

4.6CVSSMEDIUM

EPSS Score

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Lynx before 2.8.6rel.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via malicious (1) .mailcap and (2) mime.types files in the current working directory.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:LAccess Vector

Local

AC:LAccess Complexity

Low

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:PConfidentiality

Partial

I:PIntegrity

Partial

A:PAvailability

Partial

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

CentOS The CentOS Project

On-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

n/a n/a

lynx lynx

Mixed

Consumer Software / browser

the centos projectoss-projectUSOperating Systemsaka centos

lynxoss-projectConsumer Softwareaka lynx

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://lwn.net/Alerts/304952

lwn.net

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/25/3

openwall.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31917

securityfocus.com

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Timeline

Published

Oct 27, 2008

Last Updated

Apr 23, 2026

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