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Vulnerability record · CVE-1999-0371 · published 11 February 1999
CVE-1999-0371: University of kansas lynx vulnerability
UUniversity Of Kansas · Lynx
Lynx allows a local user to overwrite sensitive files through /tmp symlinks.
1.2 CVSS 2.0 Low EPSS 0.30% · top 79.5%
1.2CVSS 2.0 base score
0.30%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD
Description
Lynx allows a local user to overwrite sensitive files through /tmp symlinks.
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
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Related vulnerabilities
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10.0CVE-1999-0817University of kansas lynx vulnerabilityLynx WWW client allows a remote attacker to specify command-line parameters which Lynx uses when calling external programs to handle certain protocol…EPSS 3.1%7.6CVE-2000-0209University of kansas lynx vulnerabilityBuffer overflow in Lynx 2.x allows remote attackers to crash Lynx and possibly execute commands via a long URL in a malicious web page.EPSS 2.1%7.5CVE-2005-2929University of kansas lynx permissions and access controls vulnerabilityLynx 2.8.5, and other versions before 2.8.6dev.15, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via (1) lynxcgi:, (2) lynxexec, and (3) lynx…EPSS 4.9%5.0CVE-2004-1617University of kansas lynx improper input validation vulnerabilityLynx, lynx-ssl, and lynx-cur before 2.8.6dev.8 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a web page or HTML email that …EPSS 3.8%5.0CVE-2002-1405Elinks vulnerabilityCRLF injection vulnerability in Lynx 2.8.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject false HTTP headers into an HTTP request that is provided on …EPSS 5.0%
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-1999-0371), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.
