Out-of-bounds Read Affecting w3m package, versions <0.5.3+git20230121-150000.3.6.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.36% (28th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES155-W3M-6057526
  • published15 Nov 2023
  • disclosed14 Nov 2023

Introduced: 14 Nov 2023

CVE-2023-38252  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.5 w3m to version 0.5.3+git20230121-150000.3.6.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream w3m package and not the w3m package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.5 relevant fixed versions and status.

An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in w3m, in the Strnew_size function in Str.c. This issue may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service through a crafted HTML file.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1