What is the severity of CVE-2016-9622?

CVE-2016-9622 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause a denial of service.

How do I fix CVE-2016-9622?

To fix CVE-2016-9622, you should upgrade to w3m version 0.5.3-33 or later.

What exploit does CVE-2016-9622 present?

CVE-2016-9622 presents a denial of service exploit through a crafted HTML page that can cause a segmentation fault.

Which versions of w3m are affected by CVE-2016-9622?

CVE-2016-9622 affects w3m versions up to and including 0.5.3-32.

Can CVE-2016-9622 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2016-9622 can be exploited remotely by sending a specially crafted HTML page to the vulnerable application.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2016-9622

medium

6.5

CWE

476

12/12/2016

6/8/2024

CVE-2016-9622: Null Pointer Dereference

First published: Mon Dec 12 2016(Updated: )

An issue was discovered in the Tatsuya Kinoshita w3m fork before 0.5.3-33. w3m allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a crafted HTML page.

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

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
w3m	<=0.5.3-32
w3m	<=0.5.3-32

Remedy

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

Remedy

https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/32

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-9622?
CVE-2016-9622 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause a denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9622?
To fix CVE-2016-9622, you should upgrade to w3m version 0.5.3-33 or later.
What exploit does CVE-2016-9622 present?
CVE-2016-9622 presents a denial of service exploit through a crafted HTML page that can cause a segmentation fault.
Which versions of w3m are affected by CVE-2016-9622?
CVE-2016-9622 affects w3m versions up to and including 0.5.3-32.
Can CVE-2016-9622 be exploited remotely?
Yes, CVE-2016-9622 can be exploited remotely by sending a specially crafted HTML page to the vulnerable application.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-9622?
CVE-2016-9622 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause a denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9622?
To fix CVE-2016-9622, you should upgrade to w3m version 0.5.3-33 or later.
What exploit does CVE-2016-9622 present?
CVE-2016-9622 presents a denial of service exploit through a crafted HTML page that can cause a segmentation fault.
Which versions of w3m are affected by CVE-2016-9622?
CVE-2016-9622 affects w3m versions up to and including 0.5.3-32.
Can CVE-2016-9622 be exploited remotely?
Yes, CVE-2016-9622 can be exploited remotely by sending a specially crafted HTML page to the vulnerable application.