DEBIAN-CVE-2021-38165

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-38165
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-38165.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-38165
Upstream
Downstream
Published
2021-08-07T18:15:06Z
Modified
2026-09-15T09:02:39Z
Severity
  • 5.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / lynx

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.9.0dev.6-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency":  "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-38165.json"

Debian:13 / lynx

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.9.0dev.6-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency":  "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-38165.json"

Debian:14 / lynx

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.9.0dev.6-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency":  "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-38165.json"