CVE-2008-4690: lynx: remote arbitrary command execution via a crafted lynxcgi: URL

Severity: Critical

CVSS Score: 10

lynx 2.8.6dev.15 and earlier, when advanced mode is enabled and lynx is configured as a URL handler, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted lynxcgi: URL, a related issue to CVE-2005-2929. NOTE: this might only be a vulnerability in limited deployments that have defined a lynxcgi: handler.