What is the severity of CVE-2016-9625?

CVE-2016-9625 has been classified as a denial of service vulnerability.

How do I fix CVE-2016-9625?

To remediate CVE-2016-9625, upgrade to w3m version 0.5.3-33 or later.

What can an attacker do with CVE-2016-9625?

An attacker can exploit CVE-2016-9625 to trigger infinite recursion, causing the application to crash.

Which versions of w3m are affected by CVE-2016-9625?

CVE-2016-9625 affects w3m versions up to and including 0.5.3-32.

Is CVE-2016-9625 exploitable remotely?

Yes, CVE-2016-9625 can be exploited remotely through a specially crafted HTML page.

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CVE-2016-9625

medium

6.5

CWE

119

12/12/2016

14/11/2024

CVE-2016-9625: Buffer Overflow

First published: Mon Dec 12 2016(Updated: )

An issue was discovered in the Tatsuya Kinoshita w3m fork before 0.5.3-33. Infinite recursion vulnerability in w3m allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted HTML page.

Credit: 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/36

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-9625?
CVE-2016-9625 has been classified as a denial of service vulnerability.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9625?
To remediate CVE-2016-9625, upgrade to w3m version 0.5.3-33 or later.
What can an attacker do with CVE-2016-9625?
An attacker can exploit CVE-2016-9625 to trigger infinite recursion, causing the application to crash.
Which versions of w3m are affected by CVE-2016-9625?
CVE-2016-9625 affects w3m versions up to and including 0.5.3-32.
Is CVE-2016-9625 exploitable remotely?
Yes, CVE-2016-9625 can be exploited remotely through a specially crafted HTML page.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-9625?
CVE-2016-9625 has been classified as a denial of service vulnerability.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9625?
To remediate CVE-2016-9625, upgrade to w3m version 0.5.3-33 or later.
What can an attacker do with CVE-2016-9625?
An attacker can exploit CVE-2016-9625 to trigger infinite recursion, causing the application to crash.
Which versions of w3m are affected by CVE-2016-9625?
CVE-2016-9625 affects w3m versions up to and including 0.5.3-32.
Is CVE-2016-9625 exploitable remotely?
Yes, CVE-2016-9625 can be exploited remotely through a specially crafted HTML page.