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CVE-2016-9435

Published: 20 January 2017

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.

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
w3m
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
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)
precise
Released (0.5.3-5ubuntu1.2)
trusty
Released (0.5.3-15ubuntu0.1)
Patches:
debian: https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/33509cc81ec5f2ba44eb6fd98bd5c1b5873e46bd

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H