CVE-2021-38165 | BDVDB-2026-158281 Detail
Description#
Lynx through 2.8.9 mishandles the userinfo subcomponent of a URI, which allows remote attackers to discover cleartext credentials because they may appear in SNI data.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://bugs.debian.org/991971
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/07/1
- https://lynx.invisible-island.net/current/CHANGES.html
- https://github.com/w3c/libwww/blob/f010b4cc58d32f34b162f0084fe093f7097a61f0/Library/src/HTParse.c#L118
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/07/9
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/07/11
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/07/12
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/07/11
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/08/msg00010.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4953
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VKNK7GQBJBUBMJVNKVC7RTCYWUYMFJQW/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K6PZF7JNTFCOJ62HXZG4Q2NEHSZ6IO2V/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7YMUHFJJWTZ6HBHTYXVDPNZINGGURHDW/
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.