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CVE-1999-0817

Published

24 years ago

Last Modified

1 year ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

High

Impact Analysis

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Lynx WWW client allows a remote attacker to specify command-line parameters which Lynx uses when calling external programs to handle certain protocols, e.g. telnet..

CVSSv2.0 Score

Severity: High
Base Score: 10/10
Exploit Score: 10/10
Access Vector: Network
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication Required: None
Impact Score: 10/10
Confidentiality Impact: Complete
Availability Impact: Complete
Integrity Impact: Complete

Products Affected

CPE	Affected	Vulnerable	Excluding	Edit
cpe:2.3:a:university_of_kansas:lynx::::::::	Yes	-	-

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0817