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CVE-2018-6197

Published: Jan 25, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-476
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
4.5%
Top 9.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

w3m through 0.5.3 is prone to a NULL pointer dereference flaw in formUpdateBuffer in form.c.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

CWE-476

Affected Products

w3mtats
Mixed
Consumer Software / browser
ubuntu linuxcanonical
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
n/an/a
tatsoss-projectConsumer Softwareaka w3m
canonicalcommercialGBOperating Systemsaka canonical ltd.

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Impact
Initial Access
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References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00028.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102846
securityfocus.com
https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/7fdc83b0364005a0b5ed869230dd81752ba022e8
github.com
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Timeline

Published
Jan 25, 2018
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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