CVE-2016-9422 describes a critical vulnerability in the Tatsuya Kinoshita w3m fork, specifically versions before 0.5.3-31. This flaw, residing in the feed_table_tag function, stems from improper validation of table span values, allowing remote attackers to trigger a denial of service through stack/heap buffer overflows and potentially execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted HTML page. With a CVSS v3.0 score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction to view the malicious content, and carries high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| 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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