CVE-2006-6772: Format string vulnerability in the inputAnswer function in file.c in w3m before 0.5.2, when run with the dump or backend option, allows remote attackers to…

PriorityP342critical9.3CVSS 2.0

AVNACMAuNCCICAC

EPSS

4.67%

90.6th percentile

Format string vulnerability in the inputAnswer function in file.c in w3m before 0.5.2, when run with the dump or backend option, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the Common Name (CN) field of an SSL certificate associated with an https URL.

Affected

6 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	w3m	< w3m 0.5.1-5.1 (bookworm)	w3m 0.5.1-5.1 (bookworm)
tats	w3m	>= 0 < 0.5.1-5.1	0.5.1-5.1
tats	w3m	>= 0 < 0.5.1-5.1	0.5.1-5.1
tats	w3m	>= 0 < 0.5.1-5.1	0.5.1-5.1
tats	w3m	>= 0 < 0.5.1-5.1	0.5.1-5.1
w3m	w3m	—	—

CVSS provenance

nvdv2.09.3CRITICALAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

osv9.3CRITICAL

vendor_debian9.3LOW

vendor_redhat9.3CRITICAL

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