CVE-2018-6198

w3m through 0.5.3 does not properly handle temporary files when the ~/.w3m directory is unwritable, which allows a local attacker to craft a symlink attack to…

published January 25, 2018

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
32.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

w3m through 0.5.3 does not properly handle temporary files when the ~/.w3m directory is unwritable, which allows a local attacker to craft a symlink attack to overwrite arbitrary files.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00395 · 32.5th percentile
Published
2018-01-25T03:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 25 JAN 03:00Z
    w3m through 0.5.3 does not properly handle temporary files when the ~/.w3m directory is unwritable, which allows a local attacker to craft a symlink attack to…
    cvelistv5