CVE catalog

CVE-2006-7234

lynx: CVE-2006-7234

Severity: Low
Published: Oct 27, 2008, 5:08:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.88% · Oct 25, 2026

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Lynx before 2.8.6rel.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via malicious (1) .mailcap and (2) mime.types files in the current working directory.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	lynx	sid	`2.9.3-2`	not affected
Debian	lynx	forky	`2.9.3-2`	not affected
Debian	lynx	trixie	`2.9.2-1`	not affected
Debian	lynx	bookworm	`2.9.0dev.12-1`	not affected
Opensuse	lynx	tumbleweed	`2.9.0~dev.9-1.2`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	lynx	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	lynx	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	lynx	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	lynx	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Opensuse	lynx	rpm	tumbleweed	`2.9.0~dev.9-1.2`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11033-1	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[lynx]Not affected
Details (2)
- 2.9.0dev.12-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · lynx · debian · bookworm
- 2.9.0dev.12-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · lynx · debian · bookworm
[lynx-common]Not affected
Source package: [lynx]
Details (2)
- 2.9.0dev.12-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · lynx · debian · bookworm
- 2.9.0dev.12-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · lynx · debian · bookworm

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

[lynx]Fixed
Source package: [lynx]
Details (1)
- 2.9.3-1.3 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.9.0~dev.9-1.2
  dsa · lynx · opensuse · tumbleweed

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:03:25 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]