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DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4255
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4255
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM
An out-of-bounds write issue has been discovered in the backspace handling of the checkType() function in etc.c within the W3M application. This vulnerability is triggered by supplying a specially crafted HTML file to the w3m binary. Exploitation of this flaw could lead to application crashes, resulting in a denial of service condition.
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
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:13 | w3m | 0 |
| Debian:12 | w3m | 0.5.3+git20230121-2, 0.5.3+git20230121-2.1, 0 |
| Debian:14 | w3m | 0 |
Timeline
- Dec 21, 2023 CVE Published
- Oct 26, 2026 CVE Updated