CVE-2006-6772
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.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAccess VectorNetwork
AC:MAccess ComplexityMedium
Au:NAuthenticationNone
Impact
C:CConfidentialityComplete
I:CIntegrityComplete
A:CAvailabilityComplete
Weaknesses
Affected Products
Novell Inc.
commercial·US
w3m
oss-project
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Exploitability
Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique Execution
References
https://www.suse.com/support/security/advisories/2007_05_w3m.html
suse.com
http://w3m.cvs.sourceforge.net/w3m/w3m/file.c?view=log
w3m.cvs.sourceforge.net
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2415
fedoranews.org
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