# CVE-2002-1405: Other in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject false HTTP headers into Lynx browser requests via crafted URLs, requiring user interaction to visit the link.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 1 Sep 2004
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1405, DSA-210, GHSA-27fc-4jc3-pjvm

## What is CVE-2002-1405?

CVE-2002-1405 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Sep 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

CRLF injection vulnerability in Lynx 2.8.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject false HTTP headers into an HTTP request that is provided on the command line, via a URL containing encoded carriage return, line feed, and other whitespace characters.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1405?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Elinks Elinks, Links Links, University of Kansas Lynx.

## How do I fix CVE-2002-1405?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2002-1405 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1405 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Lynx 2.8.x - Command Line URL CRLF Injection (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2008-7224](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-7224/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2006-5925](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5925/): Command injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2012-6709](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-6709/): Security feature bypass in n/a (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2012-4545](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4545/): Auth bypass in n/a (medium 5.1)
- [CVE-2007-2027](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2027/): Other in n/a (medium 4.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2002-1405 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2002-1405 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Sep 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1405 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1405/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1405/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-1405
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1405
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2002-1405

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1405/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.