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cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.6:dev5:*:*:*:*:*:*

part: a version: 2.8.6 update: dev5

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 10:16:12.416241
pkg:deb/ubuntu/lynx purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:16:12.416243
pkg:github/kurtchen/lynx purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:16:12.416244
pkg:gitlab/redhat/lynx purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:16:12.416245
pkg:gnu/lynx purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:16:12.416247
pkg:rpm/centos/lynx purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:16:12.416248
pkg:rpm/fedora/lynx purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:16:12.416249
pkg:rpm/opensuse/lynx purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:16:12.416251

Vulnerability references

IdentifiercpeApplicabilitySubmitteddb.gcve.eu detailsRationale
CVE:CVE-2008-4690 vulnerable 2026-06-08 04:50:47.767429 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 04:49:30.749085 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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