VYPR
Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published Aug 7, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2021-38165

CVE-2021-38165

Description

Lynx through 2.8.9 mishandles the userinfo subcomponent of a URI, which allows remote attackers to discover cleartext credentials because they may appear in SNI data.

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Affected products

9
  • Lynx/Lynx2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:lynx_project:lynx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:lynx_project:lynx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.8.9
    • (no CPE)range: <=2.8.9
  • Debian/linux2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Lynx/Lynxdescription
  • osv-coords
    Range: < 2.8.9-4.el8

Patches

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References

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