CVE-2016-9625

w3m: HTMLlineproc0 infinite recursion

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Published Dec 12, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

An issue was discovered in the Tatsuya Kinoshita w3m fork before 0.5.3-33. Infinite recursion vulnerability in w3m allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted HTML page.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:tats:w3m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Ubuntu USN	USN-3214-1	w3m vulnerabilities

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.8% (1.824% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/24/1
https://github.com/tats/w3m/blob/master/ChangeLog
https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/36
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9625
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9625

History

Nov 14, 2024 8:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
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Tats W3m

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Nov 14, 2024, 7:41 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 12, 2016, 2:00 AM
Updated: Nov 14, 2024, 7:41 PM
Reserved: Nov 23, 2016, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 2:59 AM

Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 2:59 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:56 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 12, 2016, 2:59 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:56 AM

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Red Hat Updated: Nov 7, 2016, 12:00 AM

Severity: Low
Public date: Nov 7, 2016, 12:00 AM

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