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CVE-2006-7234

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-7234 is an untrusted search path vulnerability affecting Lynx versions prior to 2.8.6rel.4. This flaw allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code by crafting malicious .mailcap or mime.types files in the current working directory. With a CVSS score of 4.6, it presents a low attack complexity but could lead to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. While not listed on the KEV catalog and lacking Metasploit or Nuclei modules, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-32530) confirms exploit code availability. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.8.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:*:rel3:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.10:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.11:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.12:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.6MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.88%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
55.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-32530 · Nov 3, 2008
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0088 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 3,049 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1Fixed in: lynx-0:2.8.4-18.1.3
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: lynx-0:2.8.5-11.3
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: lynx-0:2.8.5-18.2.el4_7.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: lynx-0:2.8.5-28.1.el5_2.1
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2006-7234Low

lynx: .mailcap and .mime.types files read from CWD

Oct 3, 2006

References

bugs.debian.org / cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/32407
secunia.com / advisories/32416
secunia.com / advisories/33568
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/46132
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9719
mandriva.com / security/advisories
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2008/10/25/3
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2008-0965.html
securityfocus.com / bid/31917
securitytracker.com / id