TI-2016-07508 Aliases CVE-2016-9179 GHSA-r2wx-qjhc-7h6p

lynx: It was found that Lynx doesn't parse the authority component of the URL correctly…

LOW 37CWE-20Published 2016-12-22 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · High · None
Fix status: Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

lynx: It was found that Lynx doesn't parse the authority component of the URL correctly when the host name part ends with '?', and could instead be tricked into connecting to a different host.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02004 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

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:lynx:lynx::::::::	all versions	Vulnerable	Lynx

cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Lynx

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Product	Status	Plan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5	Affected	No fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	Affected	No fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	Affected	No fix planned: Will not fix

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-9179
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r2wx-qjhc-7h6p

References

Advisory 1

[oss-security] 20161104 Re: CVE requestynx invalid URL parsing with '?'

TI-2008-04473 lynx 2.8.6dev.15 and earlier, when advanced mode is enabled and lynx is configured as a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2010-02686 Heap-based buffer overflow in the convert_to_idna function in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
TI-2012-04862 Lynx does not verify that the server's certificate is signed by a trusted certification… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
TI-2006-06974 Untrusted search path vulnerability in Lynx before 2.8.6rel.4 allows local users to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6

Sources

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