CVE-1999-1549

Summary

CVE-1999-1549 is a vulnerability affecting Lynx 2.x web browsers. The issue arises from Lynx's inability to distinguish between internal and external HTML, allowing local attackers to read hidden form values from temporary files. An attacker can then craft a malicious LYNXOPTIONS: URL, which prompts Lynx to modify the user's configuration file and execute commands, potentially leading to security breaches.

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