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GSD-2021-38165

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:23
Details
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.
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CVE-2021-38165
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