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CVE-2016-9436

Publication date 20 January 2017

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

parsetagx.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.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
w3m 17.04 zesty
Not affected
16.10 yakkety Ignored end of life
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 0.5.3-26ubuntu0.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 0.5.3-15ubuntu0.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 0.5.3-5ubuntu1.2

Notes

sbeattie

same commit fix as for CVE-2016-9435

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
w3m

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5 · Medium
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H