CVE-2018-6196
Published: 24 January 2018
w3m through 0.5.3 is prone to an infinite recursion flaw in HTMLlineproc0 because the feed_table_block_tag function in table.c does not prevent a negative indent value.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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w3m Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Released
(0.5.3-34ubuntu0.1)
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| trusty |
Released
(0.5.3-15ubuntu0.2)
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| upstream |
Released
(0.5.3-36)
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| xenial |
Released
(0.5.3-26ubuntu0.2)
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Patches: upstream: https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/8354763b90490d4105695df52674d0fcef823e92 |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.5 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |