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CVE-2008-4690

Published: Oct 22, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-noinfo
NVD MITRE
10.0CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
5.1%
Top 8.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

lynx 2.8.6dev.15 and earlier, when advanced mode is enabled and lynx is configured as a URL handler, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted lynxcgi: URL, a related issue to CVE-2005-2929. NOTE: this might only be a vulnerability in limited deployments that have defined a lynxcgi: handler.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

n/an/a
CentOSThe CentOS Project
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
lynxlynx
Mixed
Consumer Software / browser
the centos projectoss-projectUSOperating Systemsaka centos
lynxoss-projectConsumer Softwareaka lynx

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00143.html
redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0965.html
redhat.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/09/2
openwall.com
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Timeline

Published
Oct 22, 2008
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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