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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9436

parsetagx.c in w3m before 0.5.3+git20161009 does not properly initialize values, which allows remote attackers to crash the application via a crafted...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

parsetagx.c in w3m before 0.5.3+git20161009 does not properly initialize values, which allows remote attackers to crash the application via a crafted html file, related to a tag.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 w3m

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.5.3-30"}]}]

Debian:13 w3m

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.5.3-30"}]}]

Debian:14 w3m

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.5.3-30"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org