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cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.5:pre.2:*:*:*:*:*:*

part: a version: 2.8.5 update: pre.2

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 10:16:12.387434
pkg:deb/ubuntu/lynx purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:16:12.387436
pkg:github/kurtchen/lynx purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:16:12.387438
pkg:gitlab/redhat/lynx purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:16:12.387439
pkg:gnu/lynx purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:16:12.387440
pkg:rpm/centos/lynx purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:16:12.387442
pkg:rpm/fedora/lynx purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:16:12.387443
pkg:rpm/opensuse/lynx purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:16:12.387445

Vulnerability references

IdentifiercpeApplicabilitySubmitteddb.gcve.eu detailsRationale
CVE:CVE-2008-4690 vulnerable 2026-06-08 04:50:47.754787 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 04:49:30.736651 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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