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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
+<glsa id="200511-09">
+ <title>Lynx: Arbitrary command execution</title>
+ <synopsis>
+ Lynx is vulnerable to an issue which allows the remote execution of
+ arbitrary commands.
+ </synopsis>
+ <product type="ebuild">lynx</product>
+ <announced>2005-11-13</announced>
+ <revised count="01">2005-11-13</revised>
+ <bug>112213</bug>
+ <access>remote</access>
+ <affected>
+ <package name="www-client/lynx" auto="yes" arch="*">
+ <unaffected range="ge">2.8.5-r2</unaffected>
+ <vulnerable range="lt">2.8.5-r2</vulnerable>
+ </package>
+ </affected>
+ <background>
+ <p>
+ Lynx is a fully-featured WWW client for users running
+ cursor-addressable, character-cell display devices such as vt100
+ terminals and terminal emulators.
+ </p>
+ </background>
+ <description>
+ <p>
+ iDefense labs discovered a problem within the feature to execute
+ local cgi-bin programs via the "lynxcgi:" URI handler. Due to a
+ configuration error, the default settings allow websites to specify
+ commands to run as the user running Lynx.
+ </p>
+ </description>
+ <impact type="normal">
+ <p>
+ A remote attacker can entice a user to access a malicious HTTP
+ server, causing Lynx to execute arbitrary commands.
+ </p>
+ </impact>
+ <workaround>
+ <p>
+ Disable "lynxcgi" links by specifying the following directive in
+ lynx.cfg:
+ </p>
+ <code>
+ TRUSTED_LYNXCGI:none</code>
+ </workaround>
+ <resolution>
+ <p>
+ All Lynx users should upgrade to the latest version:
+ </p>
+ <code>
+ # emerge --sync
+ # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=www-client/lynx-2.8.5-r2"</code>
+ </resolution>
+ <references>
+ <uri link="https://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-2929">CVE-2005-2929</uri>
+ <uri link="http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=338&amp;type=vulnerabilities">iDefense Security Advisory 11.11.05</uri>
+ </references>
+ <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2005-11-11T20:17:54Z">
+ taviso
+ </metadata>
+ <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2005-11-11T21:30:52Z">
+ adir
+ </metadata>
+ <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2005-11-13T17:03:02Z">
+ koon
+ </metadata>
+</glsa>