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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2006-6772: w3m: Format string vulnerability

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2006-6772: w3m: Format string vulnerability

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
12/27/2006
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

Format string vulnerability in the inputAnswer function in file.c in w3m before 0.5.2, when run with the dump or backend option, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the Common Name (CN) field of an SSL certificate associated with an https URL.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-www-client-w3m

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