Description
There is an out-of-bounds write in checkType located in etc.c in w3m 0.5.3. It can be triggered by sending a crafted HTML file to the w3m binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Published: 2022-08-15
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3541-1 w3m security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5796-1 w3m vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5796-2 w3m vulnerability
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-04T18:14:23.129Z

Reserved: 2022-08-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-38223

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-08-15T11:21:43.557

Modified: 2025-11-04T19:15:41.110

Link: CVE-2022-38223

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2022-08-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-38223 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses