Vulnerability CVE-2006-7234
Published: 2008-10-27   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Lynx before 2.8.6rel.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via malicious (1) .mailcap and (2) mime.types files in the current working directory.

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4.6/10
6.4/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
LYNX -> LYNX 

 References:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=396949
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html
http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9719
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:217
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/25/3
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0965.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31917
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021107
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=214205
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46132
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