CVE-2016-9424

A

n issue was discovered in the Tatsuya Kinoshita w3m fork before 0.5.3-31. w3m doesn't properly validate the value of tag attribute, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap buffer overflow crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page.

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

21 Nov 2024, 03:01

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/3 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/3 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94407 - () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94407 -
References () https://github.com/tats/w3m/blob/master/ChangeLog - Issue Tracking, Patch () https://github.com/tats/w3m/blob/master/ChangeLog - Issue Tracking, Patch
References () https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/12 - Issue Tracking, Patch () https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/12 - Issue Tracking, Patch
References () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-08 - () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-08 -

Information

Published : 2016-12-12 02:59

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46


NVD link : CVE-2016-9424

Mitre link : CVE-2016-9424

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-9424


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Products Affected
CWE
CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer