What is the severity of CVE-2016-9623?

CVE-2016-9623 has a severity rating that indicates it may lead to a denial of service due to a segmentation fault.

How do I fix CVE-2016-9623?

To mitigate CVE-2016-9623, upgrade w3m to version 0.5.3-33 or later.

What types of systems are affected by CVE-2016-9623?

CVE-2016-9623 affects versions of w3m prior to 0.5.3-33.

Can CVE-2016-9623 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2016-9623 can be exploited remotely through crafted HTML pages.

What is the impact of CVE-2016-9623?

The impact of CVE-2016-9623 is primarily a denial of service, which can cause the application to crash.

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CVE-2016-9623

medium

6.5

CWE

476

12/12/2016

6/8/2024

CVE-2016-9623: 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/33

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-9623?
CVE-2016-9623 has a severity rating that indicates it may lead to a denial of service due to a segmentation fault.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9623?
To mitigate CVE-2016-9623, upgrade w3m to version 0.5.3-33 or later.
What types of systems are affected by CVE-2016-9623?
CVE-2016-9623 affects versions of w3m prior to 0.5.3-33.
Can CVE-2016-9623 be exploited remotely?
Yes, CVE-2016-9623 can be exploited remotely through crafted HTML pages.
What is the impact of CVE-2016-9623?
The impact of CVE-2016-9623 is primarily a denial of service, which can cause the application to crash.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-9623?
CVE-2016-9623 has a severity rating that indicates it may lead to a denial of service due to a segmentation fault.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9623?
To mitigate CVE-2016-9623, upgrade w3m to version 0.5.3-33 or later.
What types of systems are affected by CVE-2016-9623?
CVE-2016-9623 affects versions of w3m prior to 0.5.3-33.
Can CVE-2016-9623 be exploited remotely?
Yes, CVE-2016-9623 can be exploited remotely through crafted HTML pages.
What is the impact of CVE-2016-9623?
The impact of CVE-2016-9623 is primarily a denial of service, which can cause the application to crash.