vulnerability
Arch Linux: Arbitrary code execution (CVE-2016-9432)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Dec 12, 2016 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Dec 12, 2016
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
A vulnerability has been discovered in formUpdateBuffer() duo to insufficient bounds validation leading to a negative sized bcopy() call getting converted to an unexpectedly large value.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2016-9432
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-9432
- URL-http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/3
- URL-http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94407
- URL-https://github.com/tats/w3m/blob/master/ChangeLog
- URL-https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/13
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201611-18
- URL-https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-08
- CWE-119
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