Out-of-bounds Write Affecting w3m package, versions <0.5.3+git20230121-2ubuntu1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (28th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2410-W3M-8195742
  • published15 Oct 2024
  • disclosed21 Dec 2023

Introduced: 21 Dec 2023

CVE-2023-4255  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:24.10 w3m to version 0.5.3+git20230121-2ubuntu1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:24.10 relevant fixed versions and status.

An out-of-bounds write issue has been discovered in the backspace handling of the checkType() function in etc.c within the W3M application. This vulnerability is triggered by supplying a specially crafted HTML file to the w3m binary. Exploitation of this flaw could lead to application crashes, resulting in a denial of service condition.

CVSS Scores

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