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FreeBSD : w3m -- format string vulnerability (9347d82d-9a66-11db-b271-000e35248ad7)
high Nessus Plugin ID 23989
Synopsis
The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.Description
An anonymous person reports :w3m-0.5.1 crashes when using the -dump or -backend options to open a HTTPS URL with a SSL certificate where the CN contains '%n%n%n%n%n%n'.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 23989
File Name: freebsd_pkg_9347d82d9a6611dbb271000e35248ad7.nasl
Version: 1.16
Type: local
Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Published: 1/8/2007
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 8.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:ja-w3m, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:ja-w3m-img, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:w3m, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:w3m-img, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:w3m-m17n, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:w3m-m17n-img, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/3/2007
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/10/2006
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2006-6772
BID: 21735