Medium severity · published Jan 20, 2017
CVE-2016-9435
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…
6.5
CVSS
3.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.3% · higher than 89% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LE
Leap · Opensuse
42.2 · source: NVD
W3
W3m · Tats
through 0.5.3\+git20160718 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9435
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9435
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00084.html
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/3
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94407
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/33509cc81ec5f2ba44eb6fd98bd5c1b5873e46bd
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/16
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-08
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