DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9179

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9179
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9179.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9179
Upstream
Published
2016-12-22T21:59:00Z
Modified
2025-09-25T22:40:50Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / lynx

Package

Name
lynx
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/lynx?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.8.9dev11-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / lynx

Package

Name
lynx
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/lynx?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.8.9dev11-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / lynx

Package

Name
lynx
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/lynx?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.8.9dev11-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / lynx

Package

Name
lynx
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/lynx?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.8.9dev11-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}