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openSUSE Security Update : lynx (openSUSE-2017-1332)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 105226

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for lynx fixes the following issues :

Security issue fixed :

 - CVE-2017-1000211: Fix use after free in the HTMLparser that can resulting in memory disclosure (bsc#1068885).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12:Update update project.

Solution

Update the affected lynx packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1068885

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 105226

File Name: openSUSE-2017-1332.nasl

Version: 3.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/14/2017

Updated: 11/11/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-1000211

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:lynx, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.2, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:lynx-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:lynx-debugsource, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.3

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/2/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-1000211