Improper Input Validation The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package lynx  (opens in a new tab)


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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2010-LYNX-1028046
  • published22 Dec 2016
  • disclosed22 Dec 2016

Introduced: 22 Dec 2016

CVE-2016-9179  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:20.10.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream lynx package and not the lynx package as distributed by Ubuntu.

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.