CVE-2016-9435 Information

Description

The HTMLtagproc1 function in file.c in w3m before 0.5.3+git20161009 does not properly initialize values which allows remote attackers to crash the application via a crafted html file related to dd tags.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00084.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/3 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94407 https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/33509cc81ec5f2ba44eb6fd98bd5c1b5873e46bd https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/16 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-08

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

6.5