CVE-2016-9435

moderate-risk
Published 2017-01-20

The HTMLtagproc1 function in file.c in w3m before 0.5.3+git20161009 does not properly initialize values, which allows remote attackers to crash the application via a crafted html file, related to <dd> tags.

Do I need to act?

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1.4% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 6.5/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (3)

W3M

Affected Vendors

Opensuse Opensuse Project Tats

References (12)

Third Party Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00084.html
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/3
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94407
Issue Tracking https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/33509cc81ec5f2ba44eb6fd98bd5c1b5873e46bd
Issue Tracking https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/16
Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-08
Third Party Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00084.html
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/3
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94407
Issue Tracking https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/33509cc81ec5f2ba44eb6fd98bd5c1b5873e46bd
Issue Tracking https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/16
Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-08
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 4/34 · Minimal
Exposure 9/34 · Low