Please Install the Updated Packages.

Lynx is a text-based Web browser. An arbitrary command execution flaw was found in the Lynx &quot lynxcgi:&quot URI handler. An attacker could create a web page redirecting to a malicious URL that could execute arbitrary code as the user running Lynx in the non-default &quot Advanced&quot user mode. (CVE-2008-4690) Note: In these updated lynx packages, Lynx will always prompt users before loading a &quot lynxcgi:&quot URI. Additionally, the default lynx.cfg configuration file now marks all &quot lynxcgi:&quot URIs as untrusted by default. A flaw was found in a way Lynx handled &quot .mailcap&quot and &quot .mime.types&quot configuration files. Files in the browser's current working directory were opened before those in the user's home directory. A local attacker, able to convince a user to run Lynx in a directory under their control, could possibly execute arbitrary commands as the user running Lynx. (CVE-2006-7234) All users of Lynx are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains backported patches correcting these issues.

lynx on CentOS 4

• http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2008-October/015359.html

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Updated on 2015-03-25