CVE-2007-5034

N/A Unknown
Published: September 21, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

ELinks before 0.11.3, when sending a POST request for an https URL, appends the body and content headers of the POST request to the CONNECT request in cleartext, which allows remote attackers to sniff sensitive data that would have been protected by TLS. NOTE: this issue only occurs when a proxy is defined for https.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugzilla.elinks.cz/show_bug.cgi?id=937
Source: security@ubuntu.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/26936
Source: security@ubuntu.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/26949
Source: security@ubuntu.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/26956
Source: security@ubuntu.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/27038
Source: security@ubuntu.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/27062
Source: security@ubuntu.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/27125
Source: security@ubuntu.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/27132
Source: security@ubuntu.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1380
Source: security@ubuntu.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0933.html
Source: security@ubuntu.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481606/100/0/threaded
Source: security@ubuntu.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25799
Source: security@ubuntu.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018764
Source: security@ubuntu.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-519-1
Source: security@ubuntu.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3278
Source: security@ubuntu.com
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/elinks/+bug/141018
Source: security@ubuntu.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=297981
Source: security@ubuntu.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10335
Source: security@ubuntu.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00079.html
Source: security@ubuntu.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00335.html
Source: security@ubuntu.com
http://bugzilla.elinks.cz/show_bug.cgi?id=937
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/26936
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/26949
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/26956
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27038
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27062
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27125
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27132
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1380
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0933.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481606/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25799
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018764
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-519-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3278
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/elinks/+bug/141018
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=297981
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10335
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00079.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00335.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

40 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.6%
83th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-200

Affected Vendors

elinks

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