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Package name lynx
Date November 12th, 2005
Advisory ID MDKSA-2005:211
Affected versions 10.1, CS2.1, CS3.0, MNF2.0, 10.2, 2006.0
Synopsis Updated lynx packages fix critical vulnerability

Problem Description

An arbitrary command execution vulnerability was discovered in the
lynx "lynxcgi:" URI handler. An attacker could create a web page that
redirects to a malicious URL which could then execute arbitrary code
as the user running lynx.

The updated packages have been patched to address this issue.

Updated Packages

Mandrakelinux 10.1

 d159808dc386722d03f80c9e92ec3892  10.1/RPMS/lynx-2.8.5-1.3.101mdk.i586.rpm
 8a2235e8844d26d93d68fe8450c173d0  10.1/SRPMS/lynx-2.8.5-1.3.101mdk.src.rpm

Mandrakelinux 10.1/X86_64

 0ffac10c91727b3c3a9b7988ad254b0c  x86_64/10.1/RPMS/lynx-2.8.5-1.3.101mdk.x86_64.rpm
 8a2235e8844d26d93d68fe8450c173d0  x86_64/10.1/SRPMS/lynx-2.8.5-1.3.101mdk.src.rpm

Corporate Server 2.1

 5722c024a1d5642cbfd93e91a5a11e81  corporate/2.1/RPMS/lynx-2.8.5-0.10.4.C21mdk.dev.8.i586.rpm
 7794c13cd786fd5bea163b3128d41253  corporate/2.1/SRPMS/lynx-2.8.5-0.10.4.C21mdk.dev.8.src.rpm

Corporate Server 2.1/X86_64

 df29c26d3532351e2ba0e23785f6bcd5  x86_64/corporate/2.1/RPMS/lynx-2.8.5-0.10.4.C21mdk.dev.8.x86_64.rpm
 7794c13cd786fd5bea163b3128d41253  x86_64/corporate/2.1/SRPMS/lynx-2.8.5-0.10.4.C21mdk.dev.8.src.rpm

Corporate Server 3.0

 fcc6ced2d05c127980f5c47ed8b68230  corporate/3.0/RPMS/lynx-2.8.5-1.3.C30mdk.i586.rpm
 10408828ef7ed0efc5fe17e641c14556  corporate/3.0/SRPMS/lynx-2.8.5-1.3.C30mdk.src.rpm

Corporate Server 3.0/X86_64

 cb70e5d88517bf59cc46ee47de6a6a7e  x86_64/corporate/3.0/RPMS/lynx-2.8.5-1.3.C30mdk.x86_64.rpm
 10408828ef7ed0efc5fe17e641c14556  x86_64/corporate/3.0/SRPMS/lynx-2.8.5-1.3.C30mdk.src.rpm

Multi Network Firewall 2.0

 2b08be7e48f71825de929c00cf7eedc4  mnf/2.0/RPMS/lynx-2.8.5-1.3.M20mdk.i586.rpm
 033fa133cbe350604917b941b9ae9716  mnf/2.0/SRPMS/lynx-2.8.5-1.3.M20mdk.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux LE2005

 e4776978467d47534e400d3a26b674d6  10.2/RPMS/lynx-2.8.5-1.3.102mdk.i586.rpm
 e45d2ae283fa9646076a9d5d9f80938e  10.2/SRPMS/lynx-2.8.5-1.3.102mdk.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux LE2005/X86_64

 6ac64a06ce7637ea87040a0631e64ad0  x86_64/10.2/RPMS/lynx-2.8.5-1.3.102mdk.x86_64.rpm
 e45d2ae283fa9646076a9d5d9f80938e  x86_64/10.2/SRPMS/lynx-2.8.5-1.3.102mdk.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux 2006

 360fdf310e0d9263d3d60b4d9e4190fa  2006.0/RPMS/lynx-2.8.5-4.3.20060mdk.i586.rpm
 909b67078592125b37a070d0895fb9ac  2006.0/SRPMS/lynx-2.8.5-4.3.20060mdk.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux 2006/X86_64

 5148d3c09eb8b23f4e4c0f7856f4c141  x86_64/2006.0/RPMS/lynx-2.8.5-4.3.20060mdk.x86_64.rpm
 909b67078592125b37a070d0895fb9ac  x86_64/2006.0/SRPMS/lynx-2.8.5-4.3.20060mdk.src.rpm

References

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2929

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