CVE catalog
CVE-2021-38165
lynx: CVE-2021-38165
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 5.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 3.94% · Oct 25, 2026
Lynx through 2.8.9 mishandles the userinfo subcomponent of a URI, which allows remote attackers to discover cleartext credentials because they may appear in SNI data.
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 | fixed |
| Debian | lynx | forky | 2.9.3-2 | fixed |
| Debian | lynx | trixie | 2.9.2-1 | fixed |
| Debian | lynx | bookworm | 2.9.0dev.12-1 | fixed |
| Alpine | lynx | 3.15 | 2.8.9_p1-r3 | fixed |
| Alpine | lynx | 3.16 | 2.8.9_p1-r3 | fixed |
| Alpine | lynx | 3.17 | 2.8.9_p1-r3 | fixed |
| Alpine | lynx | 3.18 | 2.8.9_p1-r3 | fixed |
| Alpine | lynx | 3.19 | 2.8.9_p1-r3 | fixed |
| Alpine | lynx | 3.20 | 2.8.9_p1-r3 | fixed |
| Alpine | lynx | 3.21 | 2.8.9_p1-r3 | fixed |
| Alpine | lynx | 3.22 | 2.8.9_p1-r3 | fixed |
| Alpine | lynx | 3.23 | 2.8.9_p1-r3 | fixed |
| Alpine | lynx | 3.24 | 2.8.9_p1-r3 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | lynx | pro | 2.9.0dev.4-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | lynx | pro | 2.9.0dev.5-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | lynx | pro | 2.9.0dev.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | lynx | source | sid | 2.9.0dev.6-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [991971] |
| Debian | lynx | source | forky | 2.9.0dev.6-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [991971] |
| Debian | lynx | source | trixie | 2.9.0dev.6-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [991971] |
| Debian | lynx | source | bookworm | 2.9.0dev.6-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [991971] |
| Alpine | lynx | apk | 3.15 | 2.8.9_p1-r3 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2021-38165 | Not reported |
| Alpine | lynx | apk | 3.16 | 2.8.9_p1-r3 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2021-38165 | Not reported |
| Alpine | lynx | apk | 3.17 | 2.8.9_p1-r3 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2021-38165 | Not reported |
| Alpine | lynx | apk | 3.18 | 2.8.9_p1-r3 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2021-38165 | Not reported |
| Alpine | lynx | apk | 3.19 | 2.8.9_p1-r3 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2021-38165 | Not reported |
| Alpine | lynx | apk | 3.20 | 2.8.9_p1-r3 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2021-38165 | Not reported |
| Alpine | lynx | apk | 3.21 | 2.8.9_p1-r3 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2021-38165 | Not reported |
| Alpine | lynx | apk | 3.22 | 2.8.9_p1-r3 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2021-38165 | Not reported |
| Alpine | lynx | apk | 3.23 | 2.8.9_p1-r3 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2021-38165 | Not reported |
| Alpine | lynx | apk | 3.24 | 2.8.9_p1-r3 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2021-38165 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | lynx | deb | pro | 2.9.0dev.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-38165 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [lynx]Fixed
Details (2)
2.9.0dev.12-1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.9.0dev.6-3dsa · lynx · debian · bookworm; dsa · lynx · debian · 12
2.9.0dev.12-1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.9.0dev.6-3dsa · lynx · debian · bookworm; dsa · lynx · debian · 12
- [lynx-common]Fixed
Source package: [lynx]
Details (2)
2.9.0dev.12-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.9.0dev.6-3dsa · lynx · debian · bookworm; dsa · lynx · debian · 12
2.9.0dev.12-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.9.0dev.6-3dsa · lynx · debian · bookworm; dsa · lynx · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [lynx]Fixed
Source package: [lynx]
Details (2)
2.9.2-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.9.0dev.6-3dsa · lynx · debian · 13
2.9.2-1+b1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.9.0dev.6-3dsa · lynx · debian · 13
- [lynx-common]Fixed
Source package: [lynx]
Details (2)
2.9.2-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.9.0dev.6-3dsa · lynx · debian · 13
2.9.2-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.9.0dev.6-3dsa · lynx · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2022_2129.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2021-38165]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-38165]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-2736-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-4953-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-38165]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-38165]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2021/cve-2021-38165.json]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2021/wid-sec-w-2023-1822.json]
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