USN-4800-1: lynx Ubuntu

Published
Published 15-03-2021Last modified 25-06-2026

Vulnerability summary

USN-4800-1 is a vulnerability in lynx Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.

Priority
Insufficient evidence

No CVSS vector published; no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
Not scored
010
No CVSS score recorded
EPSS scoreNot scoredRisk metrics not yet published.
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 3 · Downstream 0 · Related 3
CVE-2016-9179CVE-2017-1000211CVE-2021-38165

Timeline

  1. 15-03-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 25-06-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

lynx vulnerabilities It was discovered that Lynx incorrectly handled certain URLs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information or other unspecified impact. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2016-9179) It was discovered that Lynx incorrectly handled certain HTML files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2017-1000211) Thorsten Glaser discovered that Lynx mishandles the userinfo subcomponents of a URI. An attacker monitoring the network could discover cleartext credentials because they may appear in SNI data. (CVE-2021-38165)

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EPSS trend

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Known exploited

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CISA KEV

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ENISA CNW

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CIRCL

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Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

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Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu1 product
  • lynx< 2.8.9dev8-4ubuntu1+esm2 | < 2.8.9dev16-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 | < 2.9.0dev.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

1 vendor · 1 product

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