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DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38253

DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38253 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in w3m, in the growbuf_to_Str function in indep.c. This issue may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service through a crafted HTML file.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:14w3m0.5.3+git20230121-2.1, 0.5.3+git20230121-2.3, 0.5.3+git20230121-2.2
Debian:11w3m*, 0, 0.5.3+git20210102-6
Debian:12w3m0, *, *
Debian:13w3m0.5.3+git20230121-2.1, 0.5.3+git20230121-2.2, 0.5.3+git20230121-2.3

Timeline

  • Jul 14, 2023 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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