CVE-2018-6196
w3m HTML Table Indent Vulnerability (Infinite Recursion)
Description
w3m through 0.5.3 is prone to an infinite recursion flaw in HTMLlineproc0 because the feed_table_block_tag function in table.c does not prevent a negative indent value.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 25, 2018, 3:29 a.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 29, 2023, 6:38 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2018-6196 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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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-2018-6196.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00028.html | |
| https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/8354763b90490d4105695df52674d0fcef823e92 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/88 | Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00025.html | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3555-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3555-2/ | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2018-6196 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-6196 vulnerability over time.
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 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 30, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00025.html [No Types Assigned] -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-400 CWE-835 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 05, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00028.html [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 01, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3555-2/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3555-2/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3555-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3555-1/ Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 22, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3555-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 16, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3555-2/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 08, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/88 No Types Assigned https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/88 Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/8354763b90490d4105695df52674d0fcef823e92 No Types Assigned https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/8354763b90490d4105695df52674d0fcef823e92 Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-400 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:w3m_project:w3m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 0.5.3
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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Exploit Prediction
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0.75 }} -0.06%
score
0.78340
percentile