vuln-ubuntu/data/osv/usn/USN-4800-1.json

{
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "id": "USN-4800-1",
  "summary": "lynx vulnerabilities",
  "details": "It was discovered that Lynx incorrectly handled certain URLs. A remote attacker\ncould possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information or other\nunspecified impact. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.\n(CVE-2016-9179)\n\nIt was discovered that Lynx incorrectly handled certain HTML files. A remote\nattacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information.\nThis issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2017-1000211)\n\nThorsten Glaser discovered that Lynx mishandles the userinfo subcomponents of\na URI. An attacker monitoring the network could discover cleartext\ncredentials because they may appear in SNI data. (CVE-2021-38165)",
  "aliases": [],
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9179",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000211",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2021-38165"
  ],
  "related": [],
  "published": "2021-03-15T21:24:24Z",
  "modified": "2026-06-25T10:45:59Z",
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "lynx",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/lynx@2.8.9dev8-4ubuntu1+esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.8.9dev8-4ubuntu1+esm2"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "2.8.9dev8-4ubuntu1",
        "2.8.9dev8-4ubuntu1+esm1"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "lynx",
            "binary_version": "2.8.9dev8-4ubuntu1+esm2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "lynx-common",
            "binary_version": "2.8.9dev8-4ubuntu1+esm2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "lynx-cur",
            "binary_version": "2.8.9dev8-4ubuntu1+esm2"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
      },
      "database_specific": {
        "cves_map": {
          "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
          "cves": [
            {
              "id": "CVE-2021-38165",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS",
        "name": "lynx",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/lynx@2.8.9dev16-3ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.8.9dev16-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "2.8.9dev16-1",
        "2.8.9dev16-2",
        "2.8.9dev16-3"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "lynx",
            "binary_version": "2.8.9dev16-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "lynx-common",
            "binary_version": "2.8.9dev16-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
      },
      "database_specific": {
        "cves_map": {
          "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS",
          "cves": [
            {
              "id": "CVE-2021-38165",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS",
        "name": "lynx",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/lynx@2.9.0dev.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.9.0dev.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "2.9.0dev.4-1",
        "2.9.0dev.5-1"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "lynx",
            "binary_version": "2.9.0dev.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "lynx-common",
            "binary_version": "2.9.0dev.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
      },
      "database_specific": {
        "cves_map": {
          "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS",
          "cves": [
            {
              "id": "CVE-2021-38165",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4800-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9179"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-1000211"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-38165"
    }
  ]
}