CVE-2006-6772
Severity:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-134
Format String Vulnerability
Publication date:
27/12/2006
Last modified:
07/11/2023
Description
Format string vulnerability in the inputAnswer function in file.c in w3m before 0.5.2, when run with the dump or backend option, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the Common Name (CN) field of an SSL certificate associated with an https URL.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
9.30
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:w3m:w3m:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2415
- http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2416
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051457.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23492
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23588
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23717
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23773
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23792
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-06.xml
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017440=
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1612792&group_id=39518&atid=425439
- http://w3m.cvs.sourceforge.net/%2Acheckout%2A/w3m/w3m/NEWS?revision=1.79
- http://w3m.cvs.sourceforge.net/w3m/w3m/file.c?r1=1.249&r2=1.250
- http://w3m.cvs.sourceforge.net/w3m/w3m/file.c?view=log
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_05_w3m.html
- http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.044.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21735
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24332
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-399-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5164
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31114
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34821