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CVE-2006-6772 Details

Description

Format string vulnerability in the inputAnswer function in file.c in w3m before 0.5.2, when run with the dump or backend option, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the Common Name (CN) field of an SSL certificate associated with an https URL.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2415	CVE
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2416	CVE
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051457.html	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/23492	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23588	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23717	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23773	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23792	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-06.xml	CVE
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017440	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31114	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34821	CVE
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1612792&group_id=39518&atid=425439	CVE
http://w3m.cvs.sourceforge.net/%2Acheckout%2A/w3m/w3m/NEWS?revision=1.79	CVE
http://w3m.cvs.sourceforge.net/w3m/w3m/file.c?r1=1.249&r2=1.250	CVE
http://w3m.cvs.sourceforge.net/w3m/w3m/file.c?view=log	CVE
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_05_w3m.html	CVE
http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.044.html	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21735	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24332	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-399-1	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5164	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2415	[email protected]
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2416	[email protected]
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051457.html	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/23492	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23588	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23717	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23773	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23792	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-06.xml	[email protected]
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017440	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31114	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34821	[email protected]
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1612792&group_id=39518&atid=425439	[email protected]
http://w3m.cvs.sourceforge.net/%2Acheckout%2A/w3m/w3m/NEWS?revision=1.79	[email protected]
http://w3m.cvs.sourceforge.net/w3m/w3m/file.c?r1=1.249&r2=1.250	[email protected]
http://w3m.cvs.sourceforge.net/w3m/w3m/file.c?view=log	[email protected]
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_05_w3m.html	[email protected]
http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.044.html	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21735	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24332	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-399-1	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5164	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-134	Use of Externally-Controlled Format String	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
w3m w3m	0.5.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:w3m:w3m:0.5.1:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 7, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 13, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 28, 2006	Initial Analysis	[email protected]