CVE-2016-9435
w3m HTML Injection Crash Vulnerability
Description
The HTMLtagproc1 function in file.c in w3m before 0.5.3+git20161009 does not properly initialize values, which allows remote attackers to crash the application via a crafted html file, related to <dd> tags.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 20, 2017, 3:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 29, 2023, 6:38 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-9435 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit
available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2016-9435
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-9435
.
URL | Resource |
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00084.html | Third Party Advisory |
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/3 | Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94407 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/33509cc81ec5f2ba44eb6fd98bd5c1b5873e46bd | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/16 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-08 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
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CVE-2016-9435
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Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse_project:leap:42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 20, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/3 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/3 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List, Patch Changed Reference Type https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/16 No Types Assigned https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/16 Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-08 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-08 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00084.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00084.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/33509cc81ec5f2ba44eb6fd98bd5c1b5873e46bd No Types Assigned https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/33509cc81ec5f2ba44eb6fd98bd5c1b5873e46bd Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94407 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94407 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE CWE-20 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse_project:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse_project:leap:42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:w3m_project:w3m:0.5.3\+git20160718:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.52 }} -0.10%
score
0.77125
percentile