CVE-1999-1549 Command injection in n/a
A local attacker can craft a malicious URL to modify configuration files and execute arbitrary commands in the Lynx text browser.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-1549?
CVE-1999-1549 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Sep 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Lynx 2.x does not properly distinguish between internal and external HTML, which may allow a local attacker to read a "secure" hidden form value from a temporary file and craft a LYNXOPTIONS: URL that causes Lynx to modify the user's configuration file and execute commands.
Weakness: CWE-346
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1549?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Lynx Project Lynx.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1549?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1549 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-1999-1549 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1549 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cgjq-p4q9-cfj7.