On Fri, Jul 18, 1997 at 02:48:15PM -0700, Alan wrote:
Get the new version of Lynx. (2.7?) It does a better job of handling frames.
You should get it anyway, because of serious security related bug: Computer Incident Advisory Capability ___ __ __ _ ___ / | /_\ / \___ __|__ / \ \___ __________________________________________________________ INFORMATION BULLETIN Lynx Temporary Files & LYDownload.c Vulnerabilities July 16, 1997 16:00 GMT Number H-82 ______________________________________________________________________________ PROBLEM: Two vulnerabilities exist for Lynx: 1) temporary files, and 2) LYDownload.c. PLATFORM: All Unix or Unix-like systems running Lynx up to and including version 2.7.1 DAMAGE: 1) May allow local users to gain root privileges. 2) This vulnerability may be exploited by anyone who can provide Lynx a carefully crafted URL. SOLUTION: Apply patches or workarounds listed below. [...] -- Kent Crispin "No reason to get excited", kent@songbird.com the thief he kindly spoke... PGP fingerprint: B1 8B 72 ED 55 21 5E 44 61 F4 58 0F 72 10 65 55 http://songbird.com/kent/pgp_key.html