Lynx allows a local user to overwrite sensitive files through /tmp symlinks.
Priority LOW 7Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Lynx allows a local user to overwrite sensitive files through /tmp symlinks.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00301 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:university_of_kansas:lynx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.7.1 | Vulnerable | University Of Kansas |
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_kansas:lynx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.7.1 Vulnerable ·University Of Kansas
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0371
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x86r-g876-f4fv
References
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More University Of Kansas Lynx vulnerabilities
- TI-1999-00767 Lynx WWW client allows a remote attacker to specify command-line parameters which Lynx… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2005-02765 Lynx 2.8.5, and other versions before 2.8.6dev.15, allows remote attackers to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2000-00209 Buffer overflow in Lynx 2.x allows remote attackers to crash Lynx and possibly execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.6
- TI-2002-01327 CRLF injection vulnerability in Lynx 2.8.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2004-01493 Lynx, lynx-ssl, and lynx-cur before 2.8.6dev.8 allow remote attackers to cause a denial… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-1999-0371 · CVE Program
- CVE-1999-0371 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x86r-g876-f4fv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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