CVE-2016-9435
Moderate
CVE-2016-9435
The HTMLtagproc1 function in file.c in w3m before 0.5.3+git20161009 does not properly initialize values, which allows remote attackers to crash the application via a crafted html file, related to <dd> tags.
Exploit probability
3.4%
Published
January 20, 2017
Required by
Not available
Last source change
July 8, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
16 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2016-9435
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The HTMLtagproc1 function in file.c in w3m before 0.5.3+git20161009 does not properly initialize values, which allows remote attackers to crash the application via a crafted html file, related to <dd> tags.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00084.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94407
- https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/33509cc81ec5f2ba44eb6fd98bd5c1b5873e46bd
- https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/16
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-08