CVE-2016-9435
medium
CVSS v3
6.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
6.5
Description
The HTMLtagproc1 function in file.c in w3m before 0.5.3+git20161009 does not properly initialize values, which allows remote attackers to crash the application via a crafted html file, related to <dd> tags.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 42.2 | Affected | — |
Arch Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Fixed | 0.5.3.git20161031-1 |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 0.5.3-30 |
| sid | Fixed | 0.5.3-30 |
| forky | Fixed | 0.5.3-30 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 0.5.3-30 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 0.5.3-30 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| tats | w3m | {"endIncluding":"0.5.3\\+git20160718"} | |
References
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201611-18
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00084.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94407
- https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/33509cc81ec5f2ba44eb6fd98bd5c1b5873e46bd
- https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/16
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-08
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9435
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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