Attacker Value
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
Exploitability
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
User Interaction
Required
Privileges Required
None
Attack Vector
Network
0

CVE-2021-38165

Disclosure Date: August 07, 2021
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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.

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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
5.3 Medium
Impact Score:
3.6
Exploitability Score:
1.6
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector (AV):
Network
Attack Complexity (AC):
High
Privileges Required (PR):
None
User Interaction (UI):
Required
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
None
Availability (A):
None

General Information

Vendors

  • debian,
  • fedoraproject,
  • lynx project

Products

  • debian linux 10.0,
  • debian linux 9.0,
  • fedora 33,
  • fedora 34,
  • fedora 35,
  • lynx

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