CVE-2016-9627 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via heap buffer overflow in w3m by tricking users into visiting 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-2016-9627?
CVE-2016-9627 is a medium-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 0.5.3-33. w3m allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap buffer overflow and crash) via a crafted HTML page.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9627?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tats W3m.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9627?
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-2016-9627 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9627 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9627, GHSA-cpj9-49ph-mjf6, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9627.