CVE-2022-38223

EUVD-2022-40815
There is an out-of-bounds write in checkType located in etc.c in w3m 0.5.3. It can be triggered by sending a crafted HTML file to the w3m binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service or possibly have unspecified other impact.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
7.8 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 34%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
tatsw3m
0.5.3
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
w3m
bookworm
0.5.3+git20230121-2
fixed
bullseye
0.5.3+git20210102-6+deb11u1
fixed
sid
0.5.3+git20230121-2
fixed
trixie
0.5.3+git20230121-2
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
w3m
bionic
Fixed 0.5.3-36ubuntu0.1
released
focal
Fixed 0.5.3-37ubuntu0.1
released
jammy
Fixed 0.5.3+git20210102-6ubuntu0.1
released
kinetic
Fixed 0.5.3+git20220429-1ubuntu0.1
released
lunar
Fixed 0.5.3+git20220429-1ubuntu1
released
mantic
Fixed 0.5.3+git20220429-1ubuntu1
released
noble
Fixed 0.5.3+git20220429-1ubuntu1
released
trusty
Fixed 0.5.3-15ubuntu0.2+esm1
released
xenial
needed
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/242
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00030.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AULOBQJLXE2KCT5UVQMKGEFL4GFIAOED/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MKESIFZMWIFMI6DRGMUYOTVKBOSEKDXZ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MKFZQUK7FPWWJQYICDZZ4YWIPUPQ2D3R/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NRRZMTLG3YT6U3PSGJOAMLDNLRF2EUOP/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TODROGVCWZ435HQIZE6ARQC5LPQLIA5C/
https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/242
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00030.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AULOBQJLXE2KCT5UVQMKGEFL4GFIAOED/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MKESIFZMWIFMI6DRGMUYOTVKBOSEKDXZ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MKFZQUK7FPWWJQYICDZZ4YWIPUPQ2D3R/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NRRZMTLG3YT6U3PSGJOAMLDNLRF2EUOP/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TODROGVCWZ435HQIZE6ARQC5LPQLIA5C/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AULOBQJLXE2KCT5UVQMKGEFL4GFIAOED/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TODROGVCWZ435HQIZE6ARQC5LPQLIA5C/