What is the severity of CVE-2016-9428?

CVE-2016-9428 is classified as having a high severity due to the potential for remote code execution and denial of service.

How do I fix CVE-2016-9428?

To fix CVE-2016-9428, you should update w3m to version 0.5.3-31 or later.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2016-9428?

CVE-2016-9428 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the addMultirowsForm function of w3m.

Which versions of w3m are affected by CVE-2016-9428?

CVE-2016-9428 affects w3m versions prior to 0.5.3-31.

What are the potential consequences of CVE-2016-9428?

The potential consequences of CVE-2016-9428 include denial of service (crashing) and execution of arbitrary code by remote attackers.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2016-9428

high

8.8

CWE

119 120

12/12/2016

15/10/2024

CVE-2016-9428: Buffer Overflow

First published: Mon Dec 12 2016(Updated: )

An issue was discovered in the Tatsuya Kinoshita w3m fork before 0.5.3-31. Heap-based buffer overflow in the addMultirowsForm function in w3m allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page.

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
w3m	<=0.5.3-30
w3m	<=0.5.3-30

Remedy

https://github.com/tats/w3m/blob/master/ChangeLog

Remedy

https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/26

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-9428?
CVE-2016-9428 is classified as having a high severity due to the potential for remote code execution and denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9428?
To fix CVE-2016-9428, you should update w3m to version 0.5.3-31 or later.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2016-9428?
CVE-2016-9428 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the addMultirowsForm function of w3m.
Which versions of w3m are affected by CVE-2016-9428?
CVE-2016-9428 affects w3m versions prior to 0.5.3-31.
What are the potential consequences of CVE-2016-9428?
The potential consequences of CVE-2016-9428 include denial of service (crashing) and execution of arbitrary code by remote attackers.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-9428?
CVE-2016-9428 is classified as having a high severity due to the potential for remote code execution and denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9428?
To fix CVE-2016-9428, you should update w3m to version 0.5.3-31 or later.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2016-9428?
CVE-2016-9428 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the addMultirowsForm function of w3m.
Which versions of w3m are affected by CVE-2016-9428?
CVE-2016-9428 affects w3m versions prior to 0.5.3-31.
What are the potential consequences of CVE-2016-9428?
The potential consequences of CVE-2016-9428 include denial of service (crashing) and execution of arbitrary code by remote attackers.