CVE-2018-6196
Severity Score
7.5
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
w3m through 0.5.3 is prone to an infinite recursion flaw in HTMLlineproc0 because the feed_table_block_tag function in table.c does not prevent a negative indent value.
w3m hasta la versión 0.5.3 es propenso a un error de recursión infinita en HTMLlineproc0 debido a que la función feed_table_block_tag en table.c no evita un valor negativo de sangría.
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- Decision:-
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Timeline
- 2018-01-24 CVE Reserved
- 2018-01-25 CVE Published
- 2023-06-17 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-05 First Exploit
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
CAPEC
References (6)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00025.html | Mailing List |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/88 | 2024-08-05 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/8354763b90490d4105695df52674d0fcef823e92 | 2023-12-29 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00028.html | 2023-12-29 | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3555-1 | 2023-12-29 | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3555-2 | 2023-12-29 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Tats Search vendor "Tats" | W3m Search vendor "Tats" for product "W3m" | <= 0.5.3 Search vendor "Tats" for product "W3m" and version " <= 0.5.3" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 12.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "12.04" | esm |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 16.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 17.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "17.10" | - |
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