CVE-2018-6198
w3m Temporary File Symlink Vulnerability
Description
w3m through 0.5.3 does not properly handle temporary files when the ~/.w3m directory is unwritable, which allows a local attacker to craft a symlink attack to overwrite arbitrary files.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 25, 2018, 3:29 a.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 29, 2023, 6:38 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2018-6198 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-2018-6198.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00028.html | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102855 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://bugs.debian.org/888097 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/18dcbadf2771cdb0c18509b14e4e73505b242753 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://salsa.debian.org/debian/w3m/commit/18dcbadf2771cdb0c18509b14e4e73505b242753 | Third Party Advisory Patch |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3555-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3555-2/ | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2018-6198 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 -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-19 CWE-59 -
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 Changed Reference Type https://bugs.debian.org/888097 Patch, Third Party Advisory https://bugs.debian.org/888097 Issue Tracking, Patch, 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:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Changed Reference Type https://salsa.debian.org/debian/w3m/commit/18dcbadf2771cdb0c18509b14e4e73505b242753 No Types Assigned https://salsa.debian.org/debian/w3m/commit/18dcbadf2771cdb0c18509b14e4e73505b242753 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/18dcbadf2771cdb0c18509b14e4e73505b242753 No Types Assigned https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/18dcbadf2771cdb0c18509b14e4e73505b242753 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugs.debian.org/888097 No Types Assigned https://bugs.debian.org/888097 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102855 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102855 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE CWE-19 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:w3m_project:w3m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 0.5.3 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 02, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102855 [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-2018-6198 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-6198
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.05635
percentile