High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 12, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-9429

Description

An issue was discovered in the Tatsuya Kinoshita w3m fork before 0.5.3-31. Buffer overflow in the formUpdateBuffer function in w3m allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page.

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Affected products

Tats/W3m2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:tats:w3m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:tats:w3m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=0.5.3-30
- (no CPE)range: <0.5.3-31

Patches

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References

github.com/tats/w3m/blob/master/ChangeLognvdIssue TrackingPatch
github.com/tats/w3m/issues/29nvdIssue TrackingPatch
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/3nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/94407nvd
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-08nvd

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