CVE-2023-38253
published 2023-07-14CVE-2023-38253: An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in w3m, in the growbuf_to_Str function in indep.c. This issue may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service through a…
PriorityP417medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.36%
28.4th percentile
An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in w3m, in the growbuf_to_Str function in indep.c. This issue may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service through a crafted HTML file.
Affected
5 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | w3m | — | — |
| fedoraproject | extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux | — | — |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | — | — |
| tats | w3m | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian4.7LOW
vendor_redhat4.7MEDIUM
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Red Hat
w3m: Out of bounds read in growbuf_to_Str() at w3m/indep.c
vendor_redhat·2023-06-29·CVSS 4.7
CVE-2023-38253 [MEDIUM] CWE-125 w3m: Out of bounds read in growbuf_to_Str() at w3m/indep.c
w3m: Out of bounds read in growbuf_to_Str() at w3m/indep.c
An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in w3m, in the growbuf_to_Str function in indep.c. This issue may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service through a crafted HTML file.
An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in w3m, in the growbuf_to_Str function in indep.c. This issue may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service through a crafted HTML file.
Package: w3m (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Debian
CVE-2023-38253: w3m - An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in w3m, in the growbuf_to_Str function in i...
vendor_debian·2023·CVSS 4.7
CVE-2023-38253 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-38253: w3m - An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in w3m, in the growbuf_to_Str function in i...
An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in w3m, in the growbuf_to_Str function in indep.c. This issue may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service through a crafted HTML file.
Scope: local
bookworm: open
bullseye: open
forky: open
sid: open
trixie: open
GHSA
GHSA-rrg6-f895-jq87: An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in w3m, in the growbuf_to_Str function in indep
ghsa_unreviewed·2023-07-14
CVE-2023-38253 [MEDIUM] CWE-125 GHSA-rrg6-f895-jq87: An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in w3m, in the growbuf_to_Str function in indep
An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in w3m, in the growbuf_to_Str function in indep.c. This issue may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service through a crafted HTML file.
OSV
CVE-2023-38253: An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in w3m, in the growbuf_to_Str function in indep
osv·2023-07-14·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-38253 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-38253: An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in w3m, in the growbuf_to_Str function in indep
An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in w3m, in the growbuf_to_Str function in indep.c. This issue may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service through a crafted HTML file.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38253https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2222779https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/271https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/AULOBQJLXE2KCT5UVQMKGEFL4GFIAOED/https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/MKFZQUK7FPWWJQYICDZZ4YWIPUPQ2D3R/https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TODROGVCWZ435HQIZE6ARQC5LPQLIA5C/https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38253https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2222779https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/271https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/AULOBQJLXE2KCT5UVQMKGEFL4GFIAOED/https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/MKFZQUK7FPWWJQYICDZZ4YWIPUPQ2D3R/https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TODROGVCWZ435HQIZE6ARQC5LPQLIA5C/
2023-07-14
Published