CVE-2016-9436

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-9436
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-01-20 15:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-12-29 18:38:00 UTC
Descriptionparsetagx.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 a <i> tag.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.2 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.2 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Project Leap 42.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Project Leap 42.1 All All All
Application Tats W3m All All All All
Application W3m Project W3m All All All All
Application W3m Project W3m All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
valgrind found many issues about uninitialised value · Issue #16 · tats/w3m · GitHub MISC github.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE request: w3m - multiple vulnerabilities MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
w3m: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-08) — Gentoo Security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Fix uninitialised values for <i> and <dd> · tats/w3m@33509cc · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Technical Description
openSUSE-SU-2016:3121-1: moderate: Security update for w3m SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
w3m Multiple Security Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710434 Gentoo Linux w3m Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-08)
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