high8.8
CVE-2016-9423
An issue was discovered in the Tatsuya Kinoshita w3m fork before 0.5.3-31.
Impact
An issue was discovered in the Tatsuya Kinoshita w3m fork before 0.5.3-31. Heap-based buffer overflow in w3m allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Tats | W3m | through 0.5.3-30 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94407
- https://github.com/tats/w3m/blob/master/ChangeLog
- https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/9
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-08
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94407
- https://github.com/tats/w3m/blob/master/ChangeLog
- https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/9
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-08