Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-9434
An issue was discovered in the Tatsuya Kinoshita w3m fork before 0.5.3-31. w3m allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a crafted HTML page.
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2016-9434
- cpe:2.3:a:tats:w3m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-9434
0.84%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 80 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-9434
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST | |
6.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
2.8
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3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-9434
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The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-9434
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https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/15
segfault with incorrect form_int fid · Issue #15 · tats/w3m · GitHubIssue Tracking;Patch
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-08
w3m: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-08) — Gentoo security
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94407
w3m Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
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https://github.com/tats/w3m/blob/master/ChangeLog
w3m/ChangeLog at master · tats/w3m · GitHubIssue Tracking;Patch
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/3
oss-security - Re: CVE request: w3m - multiple vulnerabilitiesMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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