Integer overflow in Tats W3m
CVE-2016-9426
An issue was discovered in the Tatsuya Kinoshita w3m fork before 0.5.3-31. Integer overflow vulnerability in the renderTable function in w3m allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (OOM) and possibly execute arbitrary code due…
Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow
EPSS: 0.029 (85.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Tats W3m
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9426?
- CVE-2016-9426 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tats W3m, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-12-12.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9426?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-9426 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.