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cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:rel.1:*:*:*:*:*:*

part: a version: 2.8.1 update: rel.1

VendorLynx (4fcf9898-5398-560d-ae17-9f2fa76af490)
ProductLynx (8dcd3563-8b85-5718-8cfe-87ed22c8369b)
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Imported from purl2cpe mapping

PURL mappings

PURLSourceLast updated
pkg:deb/debian/lynx purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:16:12.170681
pkg:deb/ubuntu/lynx purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:16:12.170683
pkg:github/kurtchen/lynx purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:16:12.170684
pkg:gitlab/redhat/lynx purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:16:12.170686
pkg:gnu/lynx purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:16:12.170687
pkg:rpm/centos/lynx purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:16:12.170688
pkg:rpm/fedora/lynx purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:16:12.170690
pkg:rpm/opensuse/lynx purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:16:12.170691

Vulnerability references

IdentifiercpeApplicabilitySubmitteddb.gcve.eu detailsRationale
CVE:CVE-2008-4690 vulnerable 2026-06-08 04:50:47.685116 Details available
lynx 2.8.6dev.15 and earlier, when advanced mode is enabled and lynx is configured as a URL handler, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted lynxcgi: URL, a related issue to CVE-2005-2929. NOTE: this might only be a vulnerability in limited deployments that have defined a lynxcgi: handler.
Published: 2008-10-22T17:00:00.000Z
Updated: 2024-08-07T10:24:20.695Z
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Imported from gcve-enriched-dumps CVE data
CVE:CVE-2006-7234 vulnerable 2026-06-08 04:49:30.663552 Details available
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Lynx before 2.8.6rel.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via malicious (1) .mailcap and (2) mime.types files in the current working directory.
Published: 2008-10-27T17:00:00.000Z
Updated: 2024-08-07T20:57:40.509Z
Reference links
Imported from gcve-enriched-dumps CVE data

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