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CVSSv2

CVE-1999-1549

Published: 16/11/1999 Updated: 08/02/2024
CVSS v2 Base Score: 5 | Impact Score: 2.9 | Exploitability Score: 10
CVSS v3 Base Score: 7.8 | Impact Score: 5.9 | Exploitability Score: 1.8
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Summary

Lynx 2.x does not properly distinguish between internal and external HTML, which may allow a local malicious user to read a "secure" hidden form value from a temporary file and craft a LYNXOPTIONS: URL that causes Lynx to modify the user's configuration file and execute commands.

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