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>> Gentoo Security Update Fixes Lynx "lynxcgi" Command Injection Issue
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Title : Gentoo Security Update Fixes Lynx "lynxcgi" Command Injection Issue
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2005-2396
CVE ID : CVE-2005-2929
Rated as : Critical 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2005-11-14
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Gentoo has released updated packages to correct a vulnerability identified in Lynx. This flaw is due to an input validation error when processing specially crafted arguments passed to the "lynxcgi" URI handler, which could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by convincing a user to follow a malicious link. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2005-2394
Affected Products
www-client/lynx versions prior to 2.8.5-r2
Solution
Upgrade the affected packages :
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose " >=www-client/lynx-2.8.5-r2"
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2396
http://www.frsirt.com/english/reference/673
ChangeLog
2005-11-14 : Initial release
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