CVE-2018-6198
Severity Score
4.7
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
w3m through 0.5.3 does not properly handle temporary files when the ~/.w3m directory is unwritable, which allows a local attacker to craft a symlink attack to overwrite arbitrary files.
w3m hasta la versión 0.5.3 no gestiona correctamente los archivos temporales cuando no se puede escribir en el directorio ~/.w3m, lo que permite que un atacante local cree un ataque symlink para sobrescribir archivos arbitrarios.
*Credits:
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2018-01-24 CVE Reserved
- 2018-01-25 CVE Published
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CAPEC
References (7)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102855 | Third Party Advisory |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugs.debian.org/888097 | 2023-12-29 | |
| https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/18dcbadf2771cdb0c18509b14e4e73505b242753 | 2023-12-29 | |
| https://salsa.debian.org/debian/w3m/commit/18dcbadf2771cdb0c18509b14e4e73505b242753 | 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
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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