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CVE-2021-38165

Published: 7 August 2021

Lynx through 2.8.9 mishandles the userinfo subcomponent of a URI, which allows remote attackers to discover cleartext credentials because they may appear in SNI data.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.3

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
lynx
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
impish Not vulnerable
(2.9.0dev.6-3)
jammy Not vulnerable
(2.9.0dev.6-3)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(2.9.0dev.6-3)
lunar Not vulnerable
(2.9.0dev.6-3)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.9.0dev.6-3)
xenial
Released (2.8.9dev8-4ubuntu1+esm2)
Available with Ubuntu Pro
focal
Released (2.9.0dev.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro
hirsute Ignored
(end of life)
bionic
Released (2.8.9dev16-3ubuntu0.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro
mantic Not vulnerable
(2.9.0dev.6-3)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.3
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N