CVE-2016-9435: Input Validation
First published: Fri Jan 20 2017(Updated: )
The HTMLtagproc1 function in file.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 <dd> tags.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap | =42.2 | |
| Opensuse Project Leap | =42.1 | |
| W3m Project W3m | <=0.5.3\+git20160718 | |
| Tats W3m | <=0.5.3\+git20160718 |
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Reference Links
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00084.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94407
- https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/33509cc81ec5f2ba44eb6fd98bd5c1b5873e46bd
- https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/16
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-08
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