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CVE-2005-2929 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.7/SCOSA-2006.7.txt	CVE
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.55/SCOSA-2005.55.txt	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/17372	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17512	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17546	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17556	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17576	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17666	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17757	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18051	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18376	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18659	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/173	CVE
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015195	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23119	CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9712	CVE
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-035.htm	CVE
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-09.xml	CVE
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=338&type=vulnerabilities	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:211	CVE
http://www.openpkg.org/security/OpenPKG-SA-2005.026-lynx.html	CVE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-839.html	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419763/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15395	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2394	CVE	Vendor Advisory
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.7/SCOSA-2006.7.txt	[email protected]
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.55/SCOSA-2005.55.txt	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/17372	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17512	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17546	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17556	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17576	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17666	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17757	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18051	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18376	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18659	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/173	[email protected]
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015195	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23119	[email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9712	[email protected]
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-035.htm	[email protected]
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-09.xml	[email protected]
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=338&type=vulnerabilities	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:211	[email protected]
http://www.openpkg.org/security/OpenPKG-SA-2005.026-lynx.html	[email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-839.html	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419763/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15395	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2394	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-264	Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
university of kansas lynx	2.8.5 2.8.6 2.8.6_dev13
CPE 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:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 16, 2026		[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 19, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 11, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 11, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 18, 2005	Initial Analysis	[email protected]