{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9179","details":"lynx: It was found that Lynx doesn't parse the authority component of the URL correctly when the host name part ends with '?', and could instead be tricked into connecting to a different host.","modified":"2026-01-30T02:18:29.231052Z","published":"2016-12-22T21:59:00Z","related":["USN-4800-1"],"upstream":["CVE-2016-9179"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9179"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/03/4"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9179"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4800-1"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"lynx","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/lynx@2.8.9dev8-4ubuntu1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.8.9dev8-4ubuntu1+esm1"}]}],"versions":["2.8.9dev8-4ubuntu1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"lynx","binary_version":"2.8.9dev8-4ubuntu1+esm1"},{"binary_name":"lynx-common","binary_version":"2.8.9dev8-4ubuntu1+esm1"},{"binary_name":"lynx-cur","binary_version":"2.8.9dev8-4ubuntu1+esm1"}],"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9179.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"low"}]}