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Medium
CVE-2016-9435
The HTMLtagproc1 function in file.c in w3m before 0.5.3+git20161009 does...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-08
- https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/33509cc81ec5f2ba44eb6fd98bd5c1b5873e46bd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00084.html
- https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/16
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94407
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/3
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
leap, w3m
Vulnerable Versions:
42.2, 42.1, 0
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 20th, 2017
Last Modified:
November 14th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.