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CVE-2023-38253

W3m: out of bounds read in growbuf_to_str() at w3m/indep.c

Published: Jul 14, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-125
4.7MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 73.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in w3m, in the growbuf_to_Str function in indep.c. This issue may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service through a crafted HTML file.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HPR:NUI:RS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
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-125

Affected Products

w3mn/a
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Extra Packages for Enterprise LinuxFedora
LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
FedoraFedora
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
w3mtats
Mixed
Consumer Software / browser
red hatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
fedoraoss-projectOperating Systemsaka fedora linux
tatsoss-projectConsumer Softwareaka w3m
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38253
access.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2222779
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/271
github.com
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Timeline

Published
Jul 14, 2023
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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