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CVE-2023-4255

An out-of-bounds write issue has been discovered in the backspace handling of the checkType() function in etc.c within the W3M application. This vulnerability is triggered by supplying a specially crafted HTML file to the w3m binary. Exploitation of this flaw could lead to application crashes, resulting in a denial of service condition.

  • Published: Dec 21, 2023
  • Updated: Jan 4, 2024
  • CVE: CVE-2023-4255
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 5.5
  • AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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