4.6

CVE-2006-7234: lynx

Modified
Published 27-10-2008Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2006-7234 is a medium (CVSS 4.6) vulnerability in lynx. EPSS estimates a 0.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Priority
Prioritiseweaponized exploit

Weaponized exploit (exploit-database, 03-11-2008)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
4.6/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.88%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11033-1RHSA-2008:0965

Timeline

  1. 27-10-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Lynx before 2.8.6rel.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via malicious (1) .mailcap and (2) mime.types files in the current working directory.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.88%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

59%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.88% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databaseremotelinuxVerified

    Lynx 2.8 - '.mailcap'/'.mime.type' Local Code Execution

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Lynx1 product
  • lynx≤ 2.8.6 | 2.8.1:dev.1 | 2.8.1:dev.10 | 2.8.1:dev.11 | 2.8.1:dev.12 | 2.8.1:dev.13 | 2.8.1:dev.14 | 2.8.1:dev.15 | 2.8.1:dev.16 | 2.8.1:dev.17 | 2.8.1:dev.18 | 2.8.1:dev.19 | 2.8.1:dev.2 | 2.8.1:dev.20 | 2.8.1:dev.21 | 2.8.1:dev.22 | 2.8.1:dev.23 | 2.8.1:dev.24 | 2.8.1:dev.26 | 2.8.1:dev.27 | 2.8.1:dev.28 | 2.8.1:dev.29 | 2.8.1:dev.3 | 2.8.1:dev.4 | 2.8.1:dev.5 | 2.8.1:dev.6 | 2.8.1:dev.7 | 2.8.1:dev.8 | 2.8.1:dev.9 | 2.8.1:pre.1 | 2.8.1:pre.10 | 2.8.1:pre.11 | 2.8.1:pre.2 | 2.8.1:pre.3 | 2.8.1:pre.4 | 2.8.1:pre.5 | 2.8.1:pre.6 | 2.8.1:pre.7 | 2.8.1:pre.8 | 2.8.1:pre.9 | 2.8.1:rel.1 | 2.8.1:rel.2 | 2.8.2:dev.1 | 2.8.2:dev.10 | 2.8.2:dev.11 | 2.8.2:dev.12 | 2.8.2:dev.13 | 2.8.2:dev.14 | 2.8.2:dev.15 | 2.8.2:dev.16 | 2.8.2:dev.17 | 2.8.2:dev.18 | 2.8.2:dev.19 | 2.8.2:dev.2 | 2.8.2:dev.20 | 2.8.2:dev.21 | 2.8.2:dev.22 | 2.8.2:dev.23 | 2.8.2:dev.24 | 2.8.2:dev.25 | 2.8.2:dev.26 | 2.8.2:dev.3 | 2.8.2:dev.4 | 2.8.2:dev.5 | 2.8.2:dev.6 | 2.8.2:dev.7 | 2.8.2:dev.8 | 2.8.2:dev.9 | 2.8.2:pre.1 | 2.8.2:pre.10 | 2.8.2:pre.11 | 2.8.2:pre.2 | 2.8.2:pre.3 | 2.8.2:pre.4 | 2.8.2:pre.5 | 2.8.2:pre.6 | 2.8.2:pre.7 | 2.8.2:pre.8 | 2.8.2:pre.9 | 2.8.2:rel.1 | 2.8.3:dev.1 | 2.8.3:dev.10 | 2.8.3:dev.11 | 2.8.3:dev.12 | 2.8.3:dev.13 | 2.8.3:dev.14 | 2.8.3:dev.15 | 2.8.3:dev.16 | 2.8.3:dev.17 | 2.8.3:dev.18 | 2.8.3:dev.19 | 2.8.3:dev.2 | 2.8.3:dev.20 | 2.8.3:dev.21 | 2.8.3:dev.22 | 2.8.3:dev.23 | 2.8.3:dev.3 | 2.8.3:dev.4 | 2.8.3:dev.5 | 2.8.3:dev.6 | 2.8.3:dev.7 | 2.8.3:dev.8 | 2.8.3:dev.9 | 2.8.3:pre1 | 2.8.3:pre2 | 2.8.3:pre3 | 2.8.3:pre4 | 2.8.3:pre5 | 2.8.3:pre6 | 2.8.3:pre7 | 2.8.3:pre8 | 2.8.3:rel1 | 2.8.4:dev1 | 2.8.4:dev10 | 2.8.4:dev11 | 2.8.4:dev12 | 2.8.4:dev13 | 2.8.4:dev14 | 2.8.4:dev15 | 2.8.4:dev16 | 2.8.4:dev17 | 2.8.4:dev18 | 2.8.4:dev19 | 2.8.4:dev2 | 2.8.4:dev20 | 2.8.4:dev21 | 2.8.4:dev3 | 2.8.4:dev4 | 2.8.4:dev5 | 2.8.4:dev6 | 2.8.4:dev7 | 2.8.4:dev8 | 2.8.4:dev9 | 2.8.4:pre.1 | 2.8.4:pre.2 | 2.8.4:pre.3 | 2.8.4:pre.4 | 2.8.4:pre.5 | 2.8.4:rel.1 | 2.8.5:dev.1 | 2.8.5:dev.10 | 2.8.5:dev.11 | 2.8.5:dev.12 | 2.8.5:dev.13 | 2.8.5:dev.14 | 2.8.5:dev.15 | 2.8.5:dev.16 | 2.8.5:dev.17 | 2.8.5:dev.2 | 2.8.5:dev.3 | 2.8.5:dev.4 | 2.8.5:dev.5 | 2.8.5:dev.6 | 2.8.5:dev.7 | 2.8.5:dev.8 | 2.8.5:dev.9 | 2.8.5:pre.1 | 2.8.5:pre.2 | 2.8.5:pre.3 | 2.8.5:pre.4 | 2.8.5:pre.5 | 2.8.5:rel.1 | 2.8.6:dev1 | 2.8.6:dev10 | 2.8.6:dev11 | 2.8.6:dev12 | 2.8.6:dev13 | 2.8.6:dev14 | 2.8.6:dev15 | 2.8.6:dev2 | 2.8.6:dev3 | 2.8.6:dev4 | 2.8.6:dev5 | 2.8.6:dev6 | 2.8.6:dev7 | 2.8.6:dev8 | 2.8.6:dev9 | 2.8.6:rel1 | 2.8.6:rel2

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