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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : w3m vulnerability (USN-5796-1)
high Nessus Plugin ID 169712
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Synopsis
The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.Description
The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 22.10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-5796-1 advisory.- There is an out-of-bounds write in checkType located in etc.c in w3m 0.5.3. It can be triggered by sending a crafted HTML file to the w3m binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service or possibly have unspecified other impact. (CVE-2022-38223)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected w3m and / or w3m-img packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 169712
File Name: ubuntu_USN-5796-1.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Published: 1/9/2023
Updated: 10/16/2023
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-38223
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:w3m, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:w3m-img
Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/9/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/15/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-38223
USN: 5796-1