VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-9435

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.

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 3.35%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.35%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 3.35% probability · 88th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-20
Affected: opensuse/leap · opensuse project/leap · tats/w3m
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00084.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94407Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/33509cc81ec5f2ba44eb6fd98bd5c1b5873e46bdIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/16Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-08Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00084.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94407Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/33509cc81ec5f2ba44eb6fd98bd5c1b5873e46bdIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/16Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-08Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.