Base Score

MEDIUM5.3

CVE-2021-38165

Lynx through 2.8.9 mishandles the userinfo subcomponent of a URI, which allows remote attackers to discover cleartext credentials because they may appear in SNI data.

VectorNETWORK

Published Bycve@mitre.org

Published DateAug 07, 2021, 18:15

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-522

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

5.3

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Base Severity

MEDIUM

Version

3.1

Attack Vector (AV)

NETWORK

Attack Complexity (AC)

HIGH

Privileges Required (PR)

NONE

User Interaction (UI)

REQUIRED

Scope (S)

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality (C)

HIGH

Integrity (I)

NONE

Availability (A)

NONE

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/07/11
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/07/12
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/07/9
https://bugs.debian.org/991971
https://github.com/w3c/libwww/blob/f010b4cc58d32f34b162f0084fe093f7097a61f0/Library/src/HTParse.c#L118
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/08/msg00010.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7YMUHFJJWTZ6HBHTYXVDPNZINGGURHDW/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K6PZF7JNTFCOJ62HXZG4Q2NEHSZ6IO2V/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VKNK7GQBJBUBMJVNKVC7RTCYWUYMFJQW/
https://lynx.invisible-island.net/current/CHANGES.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4953
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/07/1
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/07/11

Base Score

MEDIUM5.3

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-522

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

5.3

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Base Severity

MEDIUM

Version

3.1

Attack Vector (AV)

NETWORK

Attack Complexity (AC)

HIGH

Privileges Required (PR)

NONE

User Interaction (UI)

REQUIRED

Scope (S)

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality (C)

HIGH

Integrity (I)

NONE

Availability (A)

NONE