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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2022-38223): w3m vulnerability

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2022-38223): w3m vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/15/2022
Created
01/13/2023
Added
01/10/2023
Modified
03/22/2023

Description

There is an out-of-bounds write in checkType located in etc.c in w3m 0.5.3. It can be triggered by sending a crafted HTML file to the w3m binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-ubuntu
  • ubuntu-upgrade-w3m

References

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