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CVE-2021-38165

Published: Aug 7, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-522
NVD MITRE
5.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
4.5%
Top 9.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Lynx through 2.8.9 mishandles the userinfo subcomponent of a URI, which allows remote attackers to discover cleartext credentials because they may appear in SNI data.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-522

Affected Products

n/an/a
Debian GNU/LinuxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Astra Linux Special EditionООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
LynxThomas Dickey
On-prem
Consumer Software / browser
ОСОН ОСнова ОnyxАО «НППКТ»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
ооо «русбитех-астра»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka rusbitech-astra
thomas dickeyindividual-devConsumer Softwareaka thomas dickey, t-dickey
ао «нппкт»commercialRUOperating Systems
and 4 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Credential Access
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References

https://bugs.debian.org/991971
bugs.debian.org
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/07/1
openwall.com
https://lynx.invisible-island.net/current/CHANGES.html
lynx.invisible-island.net
and 17 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Aug 7, 2021
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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