UbuntuUSN-5796-2w3m vulnerability
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.1 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.002 Low
EPSS
Percentile
57.4%
Releases
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
Packages
- w3m - WWW browsable pager with excellent tables/frames support
Details
USN-5796-1 fixed a vulnerability in w3m. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that w3m incorrectly handled certain HTML files. A remote
attacker could use this issue to cause w3m to crash, resulting in a denial
of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
| OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | 14.04 | noarch | w3m | < 0.5.3-15ubuntu0.2+esm1 | UNKNOWN |
| Ubuntu | 14.04 | noarch | w3m | < 0.5.3-15ubuntu0.2 | UNKNOWN |
| Ubuntu | 14.04 | noarch | w3m-dbgsym | < 0.5.3-15ubuntu0.2 | UNKNOWN |
| Ubuntu | 14.04 | noarch | w3m-img | < 0.5.3-15ubuntu0.2 | UNKNOWN |
| Ubuntu | 14.04 | noarch | w3m-img-dbgsym | < 0.5.3-15ubuntu0.2 | UNKNOWN |
References
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7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.1 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.002 Low
EPSS
Percentile
57.4%