CVE-2006-7234
MediumPublished
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Lynx before 2.8.6rel.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via malicious (1) .mailcap and (2) mime.types...
- Published
- Oct 27, 2008
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Evidence observed
- Nov 3, 2008
Primary CVSS
4.6/ 10Medium
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P0.9%
Low · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 58.4%
- Model date
- Oct 17, 2026
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Summary
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Lynx before 2.8.6rel.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via malicious (1) .mailcap and (2) mime.types files in the current working directory.
Sources
Piotr Engelking · linux · Nov 3, 2008
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