CVE-2016-9436
N/A
Published: January 20, 2017 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:56 AM UTC
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
parsetagx.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 a <i> tag.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (6)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00084.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/3VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94407x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchTechnical Description
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/33509cc81ec5f2ba44eb6fd98bd5c1b5873e46bdx_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/16Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-08Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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