7.5
HIGH
CVE-2005-2929
"Lynx Command Execution Vulnerability"
Description

Lynx 2.8.5, and other versions before 2.8.6dev.15, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via (1) lynxcgi:, (2) lynxexec, and (3) lynxprog links, which are not properly restricted in the default configuration in some environments.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 18, 2005, 6:03 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 19, 2018, 3:34 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2005-2929 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 University_of_kansas lynx
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2005-2929.

URL Resource
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.7/SCOSA-2006.7.txt
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.55/SCOSA-2005.55.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/17372 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17512 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17546 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17556 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17576 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17666 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17757 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18051 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18376 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18659 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/173
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015195
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-035.htm
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-09.xml
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=338&type=vulnerabilities Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:211
http://www.openpkg.org/security/OpenPKG-SA-2005.026-lynx.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-839.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419763/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15395
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2394 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23119
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9712

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2005-2929 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2005-2929 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 19, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/419763/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419763/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9712 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9712 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/23119 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23119 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 18, 2005

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2005-2929 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2005-2929 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.79 }} 0.52%

score

0.86231

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability