CVE-2006-7234

NameCVE-2006-7234
DescriptionUntrusted 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
lynx (PTS)bullseye (security), bullseye2.9.0dev.6-3~deb11u1fixed
bookworm2.9.0dev.12-1fixed
sid, trixie2.9.2-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
lynxsource(unstable)(not affected)
lynx-cursource(unstable)2.8.7dev4-1low

Notes

- lynx <not-affected> (Doesn't include the current directory in the search path)

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