CVE-2016-9625 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in the w3m text browser via infinite recursion triggered by a crafted HTML page.
- 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-2016-9625?
CVE-2016-9625 is a medium-severity denial of service 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 0.5.3-33. Infinite recursion vulnerability in w3m allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted HTML page.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9625?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tats W3m.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9625?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2016-9625 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9625 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9625, GHSA-p878-6hmx-f7fp, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9625.