CVE-2006-6772

Format string vulnerability in the inputAnswer function in file.c in w3m before 0.5.2, when run with the dump or backend option, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the Common Name (CN) field of an SSL certificate associated with an https URL.

Score

CVSS 2.0 9.3 Critical

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2006-12-27

Last modified

2024-08-07

Weaknesses

CWE-134

Affected products

• W3m (W3m)

References

• http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2415
• http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2416
• http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051457.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23492
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23588
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23717
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23773
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23792
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-06.xml
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1017440
• http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1612792&group_id=39518&atid=425439
• http://w3m.cvs.sourceforge.net/%2Acheckout%2A/w3m/w3m/NEWS?revision=1.79
• http://w3m.cvs.sourceforge.net/w3m/w3m/file.c?r1=1.249&r2=1.250
• http://w3m.cvs.sourceforge.net/w3m/w3m/file.c?view=log
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_05_w3m.html
• http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.044.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21735
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24332
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-399-1
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5164
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31114
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34821