CVE-2016-9424
Published: 11 December 2016
An issue was discovered in the Tatsuya Kinoshita w3m fork before 0.5.3-31. w3m doesn't properly validate the value of tag attribute, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap buffer overflow crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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w3m Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Released
(0.5.3-5ubuntu1.2)
|
| trusty |
Released
(0.5.3-15ubuntu0.1)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(0.5.3-30)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(0.5.3-26ubuntu0.1)
|
|
| yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| zesty |
Not vulnerable
(0.5.3-32)
|
|
|
Patches: debian: https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/a25fd09f74fb83499396935a96d63bb7cb8e2c58 |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 8.8 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |