CVE-2021-38165 describes a vulnerability in Lynx versions through 2.8.9 where mishandling of the userinfo subcomponent in a URI can expose cleartext credentials within SNI data. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) primarily affects Lynx on Debian and Fedora, allowing remote attackers to discover sensitive information with high confidentiality impact, though it requires user interaction and a high attack complexity. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.8.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lynx_project:lynx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
33CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
34CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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