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GLSA-201701-08 : w3m: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 96239

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201701-08 (w3m: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in w3m. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition via a maliciously crafted HTML file.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All w3m users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-client/w3m-0.5.3-r9'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-08

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 96239

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201701-08.nasl

Version: 3.3

Type: local

Published: 1/3/2017

Updated: 1/6/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-9429

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:w3m, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/1/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-9422, CVE-2016-9423, CVE-2016-9424, CVE-2016-9425, CVE-2016-9426, CVE-2016-9428, CVE-2016-9429, CVE-2016-9430, CVE-2016-9431, CVE-2016-9432, CVE-2016-9433, CVE-2016-9434, CVE-2016-9435, CVE-2016-9436, CVE-2016-9437, CVE-2016-9438, CVE-2016-9439, CVE-2016-9440, CVE-2016-9441, CVE-2016-9442, CVE-2016-9443

GLSA: 201701-08