Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 18, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2005-2929
CVE-2005-2929
Description
Lynx 2.8.5, and other versions before 2.8.6dev.15, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via (1) lynxcgi:, (2) lynxexec, and (3) lynxprog links, which are not properly restricted in the default configuration in some environments.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:university_of_kansas:lynx:2.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_kansas:lynx:2.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_kansas:lynx:2.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_kansas:lynx:2.8.6_dev13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
25- www.idefense.com/application/poi/displaynvdPatchVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/17372nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/17512nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/17546nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/17556nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/17576nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/17666nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/17757nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/18051nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/18376nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/18659nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2394nvdVendor Advisory
- ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.7/SCOSA-2006.7.txtnvd
- ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.55/SCOSA-2005.55.txtnvd
- securityreason.com/securityalert/173nvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-035.htmnvd
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-09.xmlnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.openpkg.org/security/OpenPKG-SA-2005.026-lynx.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-839.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419763/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/15395nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23119nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9712nvd
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