CVE-2016-9435
published 2017-01-20CVE-2016-9435: 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…
PriorityP429medium6.5CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
3.33%
87.1th percentile
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 tags.
Affected
8 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | w3m | < w3m 0.5.3-30 (bookworm) | w3m 0.5.3-30 (bookworm) |
| opensuse | leap | — | — |
| opensuse_project | leap | — | — |
| tats | w3m | <= 0.5.3\+git20160718 | — |
| tats | w3m | >= 0 < 0.5.3-30 | 0.5.3-30 |
| tats | w3m | >= 0 < 0.5.3-30 | 0.5.3-30 |
| tats | w3m | >= 0 < 0.5.3-30 | 0.5.3-30 |
| tats | w3m | >= 0 < 0.5.3-30 | 0.5.3-30 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.06.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv6.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian6.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat6.5MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-5j5f-5jrw-f736: The HTMLtagproc1 function in file
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2016-9435 [MEDIUM] CWE-20 GHSA-5j5f-5jrw-f736: The HTMLtagproc1 function in file
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 tags.
OSV
CVE-2016-9435: The HTMLtagproc1 function in file
osv·2017-01-20·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2016-9435 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-9435: The HTMLtagproc1 function in file
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 tags.
Ubuntu
w3m vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2017-03-02
CVE-2016-9422 w3m vulnerabilities
Title: w3m vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in w3m.
A large number of security issues were discovered in the w3m browser. If a
user were tricked into viewing a malicious website, a remote attacker could
exploit a variety of issues related to web browser security, including
cross-site scripting attacks, denial of service attacks, and arbitrary code
execution.
Instructions: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Red Hat
w3m: Unitialised value in file.c
vendor_redhat·2016-08-17·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2016-9435 [MEDIUM] CWE-456 w3m: Unitialised value in file.c
w3m: Unitialised value in file.c
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 tags.
Package: w3m (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Will not fix
Package: w3m (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Will not fix
Debian
CVE-2016-9435: w3m - The HTMLtagproc1 function in file.c in w3m before 0.5.3+git20161009 does not pro...
vendor_debian·2016·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2016-9435 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-9435: w3m - The HTMLtagproc1 function in file.c in w3m before 0.5.3+git20161009 does not pro...
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 tags.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 0.5.3-30)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 0.5.3-30)
forky: resolved (fixed in 0.5.3-30)
sid: resolved (fixed in 0.5.3-30)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 0.5.3-30)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
w3m: various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2016-12-05·CVSS 8.8
[HIGH] w3m: various flaws [fedora-all]
w3m: various flaws [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of Fedora.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple supported versions of Fedora. While only
one tracking bug has been f
Bugzilla
w3m: various flaws [epel-7]
bugzilla·2016-12-05·CVSS 8.8
[HIGH] w3m: various flaws [epel-7]
w3m: various flaws [epel-7]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of Fedora EPEL.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
[bug automatically created by: add-tracking-bugs]
Discussion:
Use the following template to for the
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-9435 w3m: Unitialised value in file.c
bugzilla·2016-11-29·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2016-9435 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-9435 w3m: Unitialised value in file.c
CVE-2016-9435 w3m: Unitialised value in file.c
An unitialized value is used in w3m.
Upstream bug:
https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/16
Upstream fix:
https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/33509cc81ec5f2ba44eb6fd98bd5c1b5873e46bd
References:
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/321
Discussion:
Created w3m tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1401423]
Affects: epel-7 [bug 1401424]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00084.htmlhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/3http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94407https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/33509cc81ec5f2ba44eb6fd98bd5c1b5873e46bdhttps://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/16https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-08http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00084.htmlhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/3http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94407https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/33509cc81ec5f2ba44eb6fd98bd5c1b5873e46bdhttps://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/16https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-08
2017-01-20
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