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There is an out-of-bounds write in checkType located in...

High severity Unreviewed Published Aug 16, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Mar 27, 2024

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

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.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Aug 15, 2022
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Aug 16, 2022
Last updated Mar 27, 2024

Severity

High
7.8
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2022-38223

GHSA ID

GHSA-rf3p-g68h-h93f

Source code

No known source code

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