Vulnerability CVE-2021-38165
Published: 2021-08-07

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.

Type:

CWE-522

 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials)

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

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
5/10
2.9/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
None
None
Affected software
Lynx project -> LYNX 
Debian -> Debian linux 

 References:
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/07/1
https://github.com/w3c/libwww/blob/f010b4cc58d32f34b162f0084fe093f7097a61f0/Library/src/HTParse.c#L118
https://lynx.invisible-island.net/current/CHANGES.html
https://bugs.debian.org/991971
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/07/11
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/07/9
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
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