CVE-2016-9422
mediumpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.032 · 88 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An issue was discovered in the Tatsuya Kinoshita w3m fork before 0.5.3-31. The feed_table_tag function in w3m doesn't properly validate the value of table span, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack and/or heap buffer overflow) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–8.8
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affected products (2)
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references (14)
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- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/3cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94407cnnvd
- https://github.com/tats/w3m/blob/master/ChangeLogcnnvd
- https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/8cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/3enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94407enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/tats/w3m/blob/master/ChangeLogenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/8enisa_euvd
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