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CVE-2016-9435

N/A
Published: January 20, 2017 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:56 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsLeapW3MLeap

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
SSVC
No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Leap· openSUSEdrupal
95%
42.2
Leap· openSUSE Project
95%
42.1
W3M· Tats
95%
v ≤ 0.5.3+git20160718

References (6)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00084.html
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/3
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94407
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/33509cc81ec5f2ba44eb6fd98bd5c1b5873e46bd
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/16
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-08

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

4.3MEDIUM[email protected]
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20

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