CVE-2016-9431: tats w3m
CVSS: 6.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-9431DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9431
Published 12-12-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-9431 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in tats w3m. EPSS estimates a 2.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
2.41%
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 2 · Related 1Timeline
- 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. Infinite recursion vulnerability in w3m allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted HTML page.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsMedium 6.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Medium 4.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
2.41%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
84%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.41% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score2.41%
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
