Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-9632
An issue was discovered in the Tatsuya Kinoshita w3m fork before 0.5.3-33. w3m allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (global buffer overflow and crash) via a crafted HTML page.
Vulnerability category: OverflowDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2016-9632
- cpe:2.3:a:tats:w3m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-9632
0.45%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 72 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-9632
| 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
|
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-2016-9632
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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-2016-9632
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https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/43
global-buffer-overflow in wc_any_to_ucs() · Issue #43 · tats/w3m · 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/2016/11/24/1
oss-security - Re: CVE request: w3m - multiple vulnerabilitiesMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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