Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201710002110000000
Revision Date:2017-11-17Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-1000211 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
Description:Lynx before 2.8.9dev.16 is vulnerable to a use after free in the HTML parser resulting in memory disclosure, because HTML_put_string() can append a chunk onto itself. It was discovered that Lynx incorrectly handled certain HTML files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-1000211
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND lynx package in xenial is affected and needs fixing.
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