CVE-2018-6197
w3m NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability
Description
w3m through 0.5.3 is prone to a NULL pointer dereference flaw in formUpdateBuffer in form.c.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 25, 2018, 3:29 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 4:10 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2018-6197 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2018-6197
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-2018-6197.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00028.html | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102846 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/7fdc83b0364005a0b5ed869230dd81752ba022e8 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/89 | 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 |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00028.html | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102846 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/7fdc83b0364005a0b5ed869230dd81752ba022e8 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/89 | 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 |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2018-6197 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-6197 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00028.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102846 Added Reference https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/7fdc83b0364005a0b5ed869230dd81752ba022e8 Added Reference https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/89 Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00025.html Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3555-1/ Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3555-2/ -
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] -
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/89 No Types Assigned https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/89 Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/7fdc83b0364005a0b5ed869230dd81752ba022e8 No Types Assigned https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/7fdc83b0364005a0b5ed869230dd81752ba022e8 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102846 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102846 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE CWE-476 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:w3m_project:w3m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 0.5.3 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 01, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102846 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-6197 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-6197
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Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.74 }} 0.06%
score
0.80656
percentile