Description
An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in w3m, in the growbuf_to_Str function in indep.c. This issue may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service through a crafted HTML file.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a w3m
Default version status: affected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Default version status: unaffected
Fedora Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux
Default version status: affected
Fedora Fedora
Default version status: affected
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38253 ↗
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2222779 ↗
- https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/271 ↗
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AULOBQJLXE2KCT5UVQMKGEFL4GFIAOED/ ↗
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TODROGVCWZ435HQIZE6ARQC5LPQLIA5C/ ↗
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MKFZQUK7FPWWJQYICDZZ4YWIPUPQ2D3R/ ↗