CVE-2016-9428
high
CVSS v3
8.8
CVSS v2
6.8
VIR risk
8.8
Description
An issue was discovered in the Tatsuya Kinoshita w3m fork before 0.5.3-31. Heap-based buffer overflow in the addMultirowsForm function in w3m allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
92%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9428
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/26
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://github.com/tats/w3m/blob/master/ChangeLog
Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201611-18
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 0.5.3.git20161031-1 | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0.5.3-30 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0.5.3-30 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0.5.3-30 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0.5.3-30 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0.5.3-30 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| tats | w3m | {"endIncluding":"0.5.3-30"} | |
References
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201611-18
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94407
- https://github.com/tats/w3m/blob/master/ChangeLog
- https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/26
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-08
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9428
CWEs
CWE-119 CWE-120
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.