CVE-2016-9435

Impact

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00084.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/3
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94407
• https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/33509cc81ec5f2ba44eb6fd98bd5c1b5873e46bd
• https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/16
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-08
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00084.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/3
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94407
• https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/33509cc81ec5f2ba44eb6fd98bd5c1b5873e46bd
• https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/16
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-08