CVE-2006-6772
Severity Score
9.3
*CVSS v2
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
-
*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
Vulnerabilidad de cadena de formato en la función inputAnswer en file.c de w3m 0.5.2, cuando se ejecuta con la opción de volcado (dump) o backend, permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código de su elección mediante especificadores de cadena de formato en el campo Nombre Común (Common Name o CN) de un certificado SSL.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2006-12-27 CVE Reserved
- 2006-12-27 CVE Published
- 2024-07-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-134: Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
CAPEC
References (22)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051457.html | Mailing List | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1017440 | Vdb Entry | |
| http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1612792&group_id=39518&atid=425439 | X_refsource_misc | |
| http://w3m.cvs.sourceforge.net/%2Acheckout%2A/w3m/w3m/NEWS?revision=1.79 | X_refsource_confirm | |
| http://w3m.cvs.sourceforge.net/w3m/w3m/file.c?r1=1.249&r2=1.250 | X_refsource_confirm | |
| http://w3m.cvs.sourceforge.net/w3m/w3m/file.c?view=log | X_refsource_confirm | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21735 | Vdb Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24332 | Vdb Entry | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31114 | Vdb Entry | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34821 | Vdb Entry |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2415 | 2023-11-07 | |
| http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2416 | 2023-11-07 | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/23492 | 2023-11-07 | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/23588 | 2023-11-07 | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/23717 | 2023-11-07 | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/23773 | 2023-11-07 | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/23792 | 2023-11-07 | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-06.xml | 2023-11-07 | |
| http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_05_w3m.html | 2023-11-07 | |
| http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.044.html | 2023-11-07 | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-399-1 | 2023-11-07 | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5164 | 2023-11-07 |