Candidate: CVE-2016-9179
PublicDate: 2016-12-22 21:59:00 UTC
References:
 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9179
 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/03/4
Description:
 lynx: It was found that Lynx doesn't parse the authority component of the
 URL correctly when the host name part ends with '?', and could instead be
 tricked into connecting to a different host.
Ubuntu-Description:
 It was discovered that Lynx incorrectly handled certain URLs. A remote
 attacker could possibly use this issue to connect to a different host.
Notes:
 ratliff> note that the URL must end in / or the attack won't work
Bugs:
Priority: low
Discovered-by:
Assigned-to:
CVSS:
 nvd: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N [7.5 HIGH]

Patches_lynx-cur:
upstream_lynx-cur: needs-triage
precise_lynx-cur: ignored (reached end-of-life)
precise/esm_lynx-cur: DNE (precise was needed)
trusty_lynx-cur: ignored (reached end-of-life)
trusty/esm_lynx-cur: DNE (trusty was needed)
vivid/stable-phone-overlay_lynx-cur: DNE
vivid/ubuntu-core_lynx-cur: DNE
xenial_lynx-cur: DNE
yakkety_lynx-cur: DNE
zesty_lynx-cur: DNE
artful_lynx-cur: DNE
bionic_lynx-cur: DNE
cosmic_lynx-cur: DNE
disco_lynx-cur: DNE
eoan_lynx-cur: DNE
focal_lynx-cur: DNE
groovy_lynx-cur: DNE
hirsute_lynx-cur: DNE
impish_lynx-cur: DNE
jammy_lynx-cur: DNE
devel_lynx-cur: DNE

Patches_lynx:
upstream_lynx: needs-triage
precise_lynx: DNE
precise/esm_lynx: DNE
trusty_lynx: DNE
trusty/esm_lynx: DNE
vivid/stable-phone-overlay_lynx: DNE
vivid/ubuntu-core_lynx: DNE
xenial_lynx: ignored (end of standard support, was needed)
yakkety_lynx: ignored (reached end-of-life)
zesty_lynx: ignored (reached end-of-life)
artful_lynx: ignored (reached end-of-life)
bionic_lynx: not-affected (2.8.9dev11-1)
cosmic_lynx: not-affected (2.8.9dev11-1)
disco_lynx: not-affected (2.8.9dev11-1)
eoan_lynx: not-affected (2.8.9dev11-1)
focal_lynx: not-affected (2.8.9dev11-1)
groovy_lynx: not-affected (2.8.9dev11-1)
hirsute_lynx: not-affected (2.8.9dev11-1)
impish_lynx: not-affected (2.8.9dev11-1)
jammy_lynx: not-affected (2.8.9dev11-1)
devel_lynx: not-affected (2.8.9dev11-1)