CVE-2006-6772
N/A
Published: December 27, 2006 at 11:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:33 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorW3M
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (22)
Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISC
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051457.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/23492Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/23588Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/23717Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/23773Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/23792Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-134
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