CVE Catalog
CVE-2023-38253
MediumCVSS 4.7Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk0.35%
27th percentile - higher than 27% of all known CVEs
Summary
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.
Risk Assessment
This vulnerability may lead to denial of service, affecting the availability of applications and services using w3m within the organization.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update w3m to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor systems for potential attacks exploiting this issue.
Original NVD description (English source)
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.