Title : SCO Security Update Fixes Lynx "lynxcgi" Command Injection Issue VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2005-2889 CVE ID : CVE-2005-2929
Rated as : Critical
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2005-12-15
Technical Description
SCO has released updated packages for UnixWare 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
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