Bug 82906 - CRLF injection
Summary: CRLF injection
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
Classification: Red Hat
Component: lynx
Version: 2.1
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Tim Waugh
QA Contact: Brian Brock
URL: http://www.mail-archive.com/bugtraq@s...
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2003-01-28 11:34 UTC by Tim Waugh
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:06 UTC (History)
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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2003-02-21 08:43:24 UTC
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Better test case (305 bytes, text/plain)
2003-02-12 17:00 UTC, Tim Waugh 		no flags Details
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2003:030 0 high SHIPPED_LIVE Low: lynx security update 2003-01-28 05:00:00 UTC

Description Tim Waugh 2003-01-28 11:34:58 UTC 
Description of problem:
lynx is vulnerable to CRLF injection:
http://www.mail-archive.com/bugtraq@securityfocus.com/msg08897.html

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
2.8.4-17

How reproducible:
100%

Steps to Reproduce:
1. lynx "http://www.redhat.com HTTP/1.0
Host: www.microsoft.com

"
    
Actual results:
Microsoft's front page.

Expected results:
Invalid URL.

Additional info:
Comment 1 Tim Waugh 2003-02-12 17:00:49 UTC 
Created attachment 90035 [details]
Better test case

Use this test procedure instead.

1. ./test-lynx.sh
2. Examine output.  Fail if any of the numbered output lines are 'Host:
www.redhat.com' (the script will say 'FAIL' too).
Comment 3 Mark J. Cox 2003-02-21 08:43:24 UTC 
An errata has been issued which should help the problem described in this bug report. 
This report is therefore being closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on the solution and/or where to find the updated files, please follow the link below. You may reopen 
this bug report if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-030.html
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