Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-9442
An issue was discovered in the Tatsuya Kinoshita w3m fork before 0.5.3-31. w3m allows remote attackers to cause memory corruption in certain conditions via a crafted HTML page.
Vulnerability category: OverflowMemory Corruption
Products affected by CVE-2016-9442
- cpe:2.3:a:tats:w3m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-9442
0.55%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 77 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-9442
| 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 | |
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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-2016-9442
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-9442
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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/commit/d43527cfa0dbb3ccefec4a6f7b32c1434739aa29
Merge pull request #27 from kcwu/fix-strgrow · tats/w3m@d43527c · GitHubIssue Tracking;Patch
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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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