CVE-2006-7234 [Medium] | Security Vulnerability in Lynx

CVE-2006-7234 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.12%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

EDB-ID	Source	Kind	Published	Link
32530	exploit_db	edb	2008-11-03	Exploit-DB ↗

EDB-ID

Source

Kind

Published

Link

32530

exploit_db

edb

2008-11-03

Exploit-DB ↗

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2025-03-30	0.29%	0.12%	-0.17%
2	2025-03-29	0.12%	0.29%	+0.17%
3	2025-03-17	—	0.12%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2025-03-30

0.29%

0.12%

-0.17%

2025-03-29

0.12%

0.29%

+0.17%

2025-03-17

—

0.12%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
4.6	2.0	MEDIUM	`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P` Click to expand Access vector (AV:L) Requires local access to the target system. Access complexity (AC:L) Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable. Authentication (AU:N) No authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:P) Partial confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:P) Partial integrity impact. Availability impact (A:P) Partial availability impact.	3.9	6.4	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

4.6

2.0

MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand

Access vector (AV:L): Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L): Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N): No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P): Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P): Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P): Partial availability impact.

3.9

6.4

[email protected]

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-7234

vendor	priority	summary	link
`debian`	unimportant	CVE-2006-7234 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (lynx), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5.	https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-7234
`redhat`	low	—	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-7234
`ubuntu`	low	CVE-2006-7234 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (lynx), 10 status rows across 10 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, upstream): DNE 5, ignored 4, released 1.	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-7234

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-7234

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
lynx	lynx	<= 2.8.6	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx::rel3::::::*
lynx	lynx	2.8.1	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.1::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.1	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.10::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.1	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.11::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.1	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.12::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.1	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.13::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.1	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.14::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.1	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.15::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.1	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.16::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.1	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.17::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.1	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.18::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.1	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.19::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.1	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.2::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.1	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.20::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.1	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.21::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.1	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.22::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.1	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.23::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.1	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.24::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.1	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.26::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.1	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.27::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.1	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.28::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.1	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.29::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.1	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.3::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.1	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.4::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.1	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.5::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.1	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.6::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.1	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.7::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.1	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.8::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.1	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.9::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.1	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:pre.1::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.1	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:pre.10::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.1	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:pre.11::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.1	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:pre.2::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.1	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:pre.3::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.1	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:pre.4::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.1	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:pre.5::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.1	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:pre.6::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.1	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:pre.7::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.1	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:pre.8::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.1	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:pre.9::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.1	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:rel.1::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.1	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:rel.2::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.2	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.1::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.2	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.10::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.2	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.11::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.2	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.12::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.2	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.13::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.2	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.14::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.2	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.15::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.2	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.16::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.2	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.17::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.2	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.18::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.2	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.19::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.2	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.2::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.2	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.20::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.2	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.21::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.2	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.22::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.2	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.23::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.2	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.24::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.2	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.25::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.2	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.26::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.2	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.3::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.2	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.4::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.2	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.5::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.2	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.6::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.2	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.7::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.2	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.8::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.2	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.9::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.2	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:pre.1::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.2	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:pre.10::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.2	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:pre.11::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.2	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:pre.2::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.2	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:pre.3::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.2	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:pre.4::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.2	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:pre.5::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.2	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:pre.6::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.2	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:pre.7::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.2	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:pre.8::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.2	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:pre.9::::::
lynx	lynx	2.8.2	cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:rel.1::::::

References for CVE-2006-7234

URL	Tags
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=396949
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32407
http://secunia.com/advisories/32416
http://secunia.com/advisories/33568
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:217
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/25/3
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0965.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31917
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021107
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=214205
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46132
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9719

URL

CVE-2006-7234

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2006-7234

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-7234

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-7234

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-7234

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-7234

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2006-7234

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-7234

References for CVE-2006-7234