Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 14, 2023· Updated Nov 21, 2025
W3m: out of bounds read in strnew_size() at w3m/str.c
CVE-2023-38252
Description
An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in w3m, in the Strnew_size function in Str.c. This issue may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service through a crafted HTML file.
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Affected products
7- cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
- osv-coords5 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/w3m&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/opensuse/w3m&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/w3m&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/w3m&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/w3m&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5
< 0.5.3+git20230121-150000.3.6.1+ 4 more
- (no CPE)range: < 0.5.3+git20230121-150000.3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.5.3+git20230121-150000.3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.5.3+git20230121-2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.5.3+git20230121-150000.3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.5.3+git20230121-150000.3.6.1
Patches
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References
3- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38252mitrevdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgimitreissue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
- github.com/tats/w3m/issues/270mitre
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