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Huawei EulerOS: CVE-2016-9179: lynx security update

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Huawei EulerOS: CVE-2016-9179: lynx security update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
12/22/2016
Created
09/28/2020
Added
09/28/2020
Modified
09/28/2020

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • huawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-lynx

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