Medium severity4.7NVD Advisory· Published Jul 14, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-38252
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
10cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6+ 1 more
- cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- github.com/tats/w3m/issues/270nvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38252nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/AULOBQJLXE2KCT5UVQMKGEFL4GFIAOED/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/MKFZQUK7FPWWJQYICDZZ4YWIPUPQ2D3R/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TODROGVCWZ435HQIZE6ARQC5LPQLIA5C/nvd
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