Lynx URL Parsing Vulnerability

Lynx URL Parsing Vulnerability

CVE-2016-9179 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

lynx: It was found that Lynx doesn't parse the authority component of the URL correctly when the host name part ends with '?', and could instead be tricked into connecting to a different host.

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