CVE-2023-38252 — Out-of-bounds Read in Extra Packages FOR Enterprise Linux

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read6 documents6 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
CNA4.7
EPSS
0.0%
top 97.72%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Fedoraproject Extra Packages FOR Enterprise LinuxFedoraproject FedoraRedhat Enterprise Linux+1 more
Timeline
PublishedJul 14

Description

An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in w3m, in the Strnew_size function in Str.c. This issue may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service through a crafted HTML file.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDtats/w3m0.5.3\+git20230121

Also affects: Fedora 38, Enterprise Linux 6.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-h4j6-fwm6-vv32: An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in w3m, in the Strnew_size function in Str↗2023-07-14
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CVEList
W3m: out of bounds read in strnew_size() at w3m/str.c↗2023-07-14
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OSV
CVE-2023-38252: An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in w3m, in the Strnew_size function in Str↗2023-07-14
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Red Hat
w3m: Out of bounds read in Strnew_size() at w3m/Str.c↗2023-06-29
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Debian
CVE-2023-38252: w3m - An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in w3m, in the Strnew_size function in Str....↗2023
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