CVE-2016-9428

w3m: Out-of-bounds write in addMultirowsForm()

Published Dec 12, 2016 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS 3.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in the Tatsuya Kinoshita w3m fork before 0.5.3-31. Heap-based buffer overflow in the addMultirowsForm function in w3m allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3214-1 w3m vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-120
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Oct 15, 2024, 7:01 PM
Reserved
Nov 18, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 12, 2016, 2:59 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:56 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Aug 19, 2016, 12:00 AM