Lynx '.mime.types' and '.mailcap' File Processing Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1021107
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1021107
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CVE Reference: CVE-2006-7234
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Oct 27 2008
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Impact: User access via local system
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Fix Available: Yes
Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): prior to 2.8.6rel.4
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in Lynx. A local user can obtain elevated privileges on the target system.
The browser opens '.mime.types' and '.mailcap' files in the current directory. A local user can create specially crafted files in
a directory. When the target user executes lynx from the directory, arbitrary code will be executed with the privileges of the
target user.
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Impact: A local user can obtain elevated privileges on the target system.
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Solution: The vendor issued a fix (2.8.6rel.4) in November 2006.
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Vendor URL: lynx.isc.org/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Access control error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any), UNIX (Any)
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Message History:
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:56:22 -0500
Subject: Lynx
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CVE-2006-7234
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=396949
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