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CVE-2016-9428 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA: CISA-ADPCVSS-B:8.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/tats/w3m/blob/master/ChangeLog CVEIssue TrackingPatch
https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/26 CVEIssue TrackingPatch
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-08 CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/3 CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94407 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer[email protected]
CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')CISA-ADP

Affected Products

ProductVersions
tats w3m
<= 0.5.3-30

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

10 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-9428
NVD Published Date:
Dec 12, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]