| Name | CVE-2006-7234 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (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 Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| lynx (PTS) | buster, buster (security) | 2.8.9rel.1-3+deb10u1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security), bullseye | 2.9.0dev.6-3~deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 2.9.0dev.12-1 | fixed |
| trixie | 2.9.0rel.0-2 | fixed |
| sid | 2.9.1-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| lynx | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
| lynx-cur | source | (unstable) | 2.8.7dev4-1 | low | | |
Notes
- lynx <not-affected> (Doesn't include the current directory in the search path)