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CVE-2016-9436

Published: Jan 20, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-20
NVD MITRE
6.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
3.3%
Top 13.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

n/an/a
leapopensuse
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
leapopensuse project
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
w3mtats
Mixed
Consumer Software / browser
OpenSUSE LeapNovell Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
opensuseoss-projectDEOperating Systemsaka opensuse
opensuse projectoss-projectDEOperating Systemsaka opensuse, opensuse
tatsoss-projectConsumer Softwareaka w3m
novell inc.commercialUSOperating Systems

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-08
security.gentoo.org
https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/33509cc81ec5f2ba44eb6fd98bd5c1b5873e46bd
github.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00084.html
lists.opensuse.org
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Timeline

Published
Jan 20, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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