CVE-1999-0817

High CVSS 10

Published 1999-09-15 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-0817, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

Lynx WWW client allows a remote attacker to specify command-line parameters which Lynx uses when calling external programs to handle certain protocols, e.g. telnet.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-0817

CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C