CVE-2023-38252 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the w3m web browser, specifically within the Strnew_size function in Str.c, affecting products like fedoraproject, redhat, and tats. This medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.5) can be triggered by a crafted HTML file, potentially leading to a denial-of-service condition with low attack complexity and user interaction required. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.5.3\+git20230121CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tats:w3m:0.5.3\+git20230121:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
38CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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