CVE-2016-9424 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a crash or execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page due to improper tag attribute validation in w3m.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-9424?
CVE-2016-9424 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Dec 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An issue was discovered in the Tatsuya Kinoshita w3m fork before 0.5.3-31. w3m doesn't properly validate the value of tag attribute, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap buffer overflow crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9424?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tats W3m.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9424?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2016-9424 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9424 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9424, GHSA-8qc7-2fj9-qrqv, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9424.