CVE-2022-38223

There is an out-of-bounds write in checkType located in etc.c in w3m 0.5.3

published August 15, 2022

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
39.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00472 · 39.9th percentile
Published
2022-08-15T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 15 AUG 00:00Z
    There is an out-of-bounds write in checkType located in etc.c in w3m 0.5.3
    cvelistv5