vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2023-4255: w3m -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Dec 21, 2023 | May 15, 2025 | Aug 15, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Dec 21, 2023
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Aug 15, 2025
Description
An out-of-bounds write issue has been discovered in the backspace handling of the checkType() function in etc.c within the W3M application. This vulnerability is triggered by supplying a specially crafted HTML file to the w3m binary. Exploitation of this flaw could lead to application crashes, resulting in a denial of service condition.
Solution
no-fix-debian-deb-package
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