CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2021-38165

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.

2.6 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 4.9 / Impact : 2.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope

5.3 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.6 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/07/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/w3c/libwww/blob/f010b4cc58d32f34b162f0084fe093f7097a61f0/Library/src/HTParse.c#L118 Third Party Advisory
https://lynx.invisible-island.net/current/CHANGES.html Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/991971 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/07/11 Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/07/9 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/07/12 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/07/11 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/08/msg00010.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4953 Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VKNK7GQBJBUBMJVNKVC7RTCYWUYMFJQW/ Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K6PZF7JNTFCOJ62HXZG4Q2NEHSZ6IO2V/ Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7YMUHFJJWTZ6HBHTYXVDPNZINGGURHDW/ Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:lynx_project:lynx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2021-08-07 06:15

Updated : 2021-12-02 08:37

NVD link : CVE-2021-38165

Mitre link : CVE-2021-38165

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-522