Buffer overflow in Tats W3m
CVE-2016-9431
An issue was discovered in the Tatsuya Kinoshita w3m fork before 0.5.3-31. Infinite recursion vulnerability in w3m allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted HTML page.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.024 (83.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 83.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-08 (vendor-advisory)
- github.com/tats/w3m/blob/master/ChangeLog (Patch, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/tats/w3m/issues/10 (Patch, Issue Tracking)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94407 (vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/3 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9431?
- CVE-2016-9431 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tats W3m, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-12-12.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9431?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-9431 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.