CVE-2016-9423: tats w3m
CVSS: 8.8v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-9423DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9423
Published 12-12-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-9423 is a high (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in tats w3m. EPSS estimates a 3.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
3.22%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 2Timeline
- 12-12-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An issue was discovered in the Tatsuya Kinoshita w3m fork before 0.5.3-31. Heap-based buffer overflow in w3m allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsHigh 8.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Medium 6.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
3.22%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
88%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 3.22% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score3.22%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- w3m< 0.5.3-30
Tats1 product
- w3m≤ 0.5.3-30
Ubuntu1 product
- w3m< 0.5.3-15ubuntu0.1 | < 0.5.3-26ubuntu0.1
3 vendors · 3 products
References
9 links- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/3Mailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party AdvisoryREPORT
