Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200909-15.
Solution
All Lynx users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose =www-client/lynx-2.8.6-r4
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200909-15 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=243058
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-09.xml
Insight
An incomplete fix for an issue related to the Lynx URL handler might allow for the remote execution of arbitrary commands.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2005-2929, CVE-2008-4690 -
CVSS Base Score: 10.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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