CVE-2006-7234

lynx < 2.8.6rel.4 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via Malicious .mailcap or mime.types Files

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Piotr Engelking · textremotelinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32530

References (13)

Core 13
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/25/3
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31917
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9719
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=214205
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0965.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021107
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32407
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33568
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:217
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=396949
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46132
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32416

Scores

EPSS 0.0014
EPSS Percentile 33.6%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
lynx/lynx 2.8.1 dev.1 (41 CPE variants)
lynx/lynx 2.8.2 dev.1 (9 CPE variants)
Published Oct 27, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026