CVE-2022-38223
Published: 15 August 2022
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.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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w3m Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
trusty |
Released
(0.5.3-15ubuntu0.2+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
upstream |
Needs triage
|
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bionic |
Released
(0.5.3-36ubuntu0.1)
|
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focal |
Released
(0.5.3-37ubuntu0.1)
|
|
jammy |
Released
(0.5.3+git20210102-6ubuntu0.1)
|
|
kinetic |
Released
(0.5.3+git20220429-1ubuntu0.1)
|
|
lunar |
Released
(0.5.3+git20220429-1ubuntu1)
|
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xenial |
Needed
|
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mantic |
Released
(0.5.3+git20220429-1ubuntu1)
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Patches: upstream: https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/419ca82d57c72242817b55e2eaa4cdbf6916e7fa |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 7.8 |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | Required |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |