6.5

CVE-2016-9436: opensuse_project leap Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 6.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-9436DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9436
Published 20-01-2017Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-9436 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in opensuse_project leap. EPSS estimates a 3.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
27/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.34%
0%100%
Low · -0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 4
MGASA-2018-0024OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10235-1SUSE-SU-2016:3046-1SUSE-SU-2016:3053-1USN-3214-1

Timeline

  1. 20-01-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

parsetagx.c in w3m before 0.5.3+git20161009 does not properly initialize values, which allows remote attackers to crash the application via a crafted html file, related to a <i> tag.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.34%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

88%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.01 pp

From 3.35% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
3.34%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • w3m< 0.5.3-30
Opensuse1 product
Opensuse_project1 product
Tats1 product
  • w3m≤ 0.5.3\+git20160718
Ubuntu1 product
  • w3m< 0.5.3-15ubuntu0.1 | < 0.5.3-26ubuntu0.1

5 vendors · 5 products

References

10 links