CVE-2023-38252
CVSS 3.1 Score 5.5 of 10 (medium)
Details
Published Jul 14, 2023
Updated: Mar 27, 2024
CWE ID 125
Summary
CVE-2023-38252 is a newly discovered vulnerability in the w3m web browser. It affects the Strnew_size function in the Str.c file. This out-of-bounds read flaw can be exploited by an attacker to cause a denial of service. By crafting a maliciously designed HTML file, an attacker can induce w3m to read beyond the intended memory boundary, potentially leading to unintended application behavior or crashes. This vulnerability poses a serious risk to users of w3m and requires immediate attention and patching to mitigate the threat.
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Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Fedora Operating System
Affected Vendors
- Red Hat
- Fedora Project
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