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FreeBSD Security Advisory SA-00:08 - lynx revised. Versions of the lynx software prior to version 2.8.3pre.5 were written in a very insecure style and contain numerous potential and several proven security vulnerabilities. A malicious server which is visited by a user with the lynx browser can exploit the browser security holes in order to execute arbitrary code as the local user. The Lynx development team conducted an audit of the source code, and have corrected the known vulnerabilities in lynx. As of lynx-2.8.3pre.5, we consider it safe enough to use again.

FreeBSD Security Advisory SA-00:08 - lynx revised. Versions of the lynx software prior to version 2.8.3pre.5 were written in a very insecure style and contain numerous potential and several proven security vulnerabilities. A malicious server which is visited by a user with the lynx browser can exploit the browser security holes in order to execute arbitrary code as the local user. The Lynx development team conducted an audit of the source code, and have corrected the known vulnerabilities in lynx. As of lynx-2.8.3pre.5, we consider it safe enough to use again.