Out-of-bounds Write Affecting w3m-img package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.2% (59th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-W3MIMG-3022223
  • published13 Sept 2022
  • disclosed15 Aug 2022

Introduced: 15 Aug 2022

CVE-2022-38223  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:6 w3m-img.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream w3m-img package and not the w3m-img package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

There is an out-of-bounds write in checkType located in etc.c in w3m 0.5.3. It can be triggered by sending a crafted HTML file to the w3m binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service or possibly have unspecified other impact.

CVSS Scores

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