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    CVE-2006-7234

    Untrusted search path vulnerability in Lynx before 2.8.6rel.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via malicious (1) .mailcap and (2) mime.types files in the current working directory.

    Published:Oct 3, 2006
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Oct 27, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.0014
    CVSS Score:4.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Lynx
    Product
    Lynx
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32530

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    References

    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=396949
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32407
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32416
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33568
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:217
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/25/3
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0965.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31917
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021107
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=214205
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46132
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9719
    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=396949
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32407
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32416
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33568
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:217
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/25/3
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0965.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31917
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021107
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=214205
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46132
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9719

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High