CVE-2016-9633: Medium severity w3m vulnerability
Published 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 (infinite loop and resource consumption) via a crafted HTML page.
Affected Software
2 affected components
W3m Project W3m<=0.5.3-32
tats w3m<=0.5.3-32
Remediation
Patch Available
Patch Available
Event History
Dec 12, 2016
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:00 AM
Description
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2016-9633?
CVE-2016-9633 has a moderate severity level as it can lead to denial of service due to an infinite loop.
2
How do I fix CVE-2016-9633?
To mitigate CVE-2016-9633, users should upgrade w3m to version 0.5.3-33 or later.
3
What systems are affected by CVE-2016-9633?
CVE-2016-9633 affects w3m versions up to and including 0.5.3-32.
4
What is the impact of CVE-2016-9633?
The impact of CVE-2016-9633 is the potential for remote attackers to cause resource exhaustion on affected systems.
5
Who discovered CVE-2016-9633?
CVE-2016-9633 was discovered in the Tatsuya Kinoshita fork of w3m.