CVE-2016-9425 describes a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the Tatsuya Kinoshita w3m fork, specifically in versions prior to 0.5.3-31. This flaw, located in the addMultirowsForm function, can be triggered by remote attackers using a specially crafted HTML page. With a CVSS v3.0 score of 8.8 (High), successful exploitation could lead to a denial of service (crash) and potentially arbitrary code execution, requiring user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.5.3-30CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tats:w3m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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