CVE-2016-9179
HIGHlynx - Server-Side Request Forgery via URL Authority Parsing
Title source: manualDescription
lynx: It was found that Lynx doesn't parse the authority component of the URL correctly when the host name part ends with '?', and could instead be tricked into connecting to a different host.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94215
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/1
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0199
EPSS Percentile
78.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (1)
lynx/lynx
Published
Dec 22, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026