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CVE-2021-38165

Published: Aug 7, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-522
5.3MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
4.5%
Top 9.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-522

Affected Products

lynx project
oss-project·USaka lynx browser
lynxOn-prem
Consumer Software / browser
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
debian linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
fedoraproject
oss-project·USaka fedora project
fedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra
Astra Linux Special EditionOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Thomas Dickey
individual-devaka t-dickey
LynxOn-prem
Consumer Software / browser
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Credential Access
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References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/07/11
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/07/12
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/07/9
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