| CVE-2023-4255 | Date: (C)2023-12-22 (M)2024-04-04 |
An out-of-bounds write issue has been discovered in the backspace handling of the checkType() function in etc.c within the W3M application. This vulnerability is triggered by supplying a specially crafted HTML file to the w3m binary. Exploitation of this flaw could lead to application crashes, resulting in a denial of service condition.
CVSS Score and Metrics +CVSS Score and Metrics -| CVSS V3 Severity: | CVSS V2 Severity: |
| CVSS Score : 5.5 | CVSS Score : |
| Exploit Score: 1.8 | Exploit Score: |
| Impact Score: 3.6 | Impact Score: |
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| Attack Vector: LOCAL | Access Vector: |
| Attack Complexity: LOW | Access Complexity: |
| Privileges Required: NONE | Authentication: |
| User Interaction: REQUIRED | Confidentiality: |
| Scope: UNCHANGED | Integrity: |
| Confidentiality: NONE | Availability: |
| Integrity: NONE | |
| Availability: HIGH | |
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