CVE-2018-6196 Detail
Modified
This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.
Current Description
w3m through 0.5.3 is prone to an infinite recursion flaw in HTMLlineproc0 because the feed_table_block_tag function in table.c does not prevent a negative indent value.
Source:
MITRE
Description Last Modified:
01/24/2018
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Analysis Description
w3m through 0.5.3 is prone to an infinite recursion flaw in HTMLlineproc0 because the feed_table_block_tag function in table.c does not prevent a negative indent value.
Source:
MITRE
Description Last Modified:
01/24/2018
Impact
CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
7.5 HIGH
Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
(V3 legend)
Impact Score:
3.6
Exploitability Score:
3.9
Attack Vector (AV):
Network
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
None
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
None
Integrity (I):
None
Availability (A):
High
CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
5.0 MEDIUM
Vector:
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
(V2 legend)
Impact Subscore:
2.9
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
Access Vector (AV):
Network
Access Complexity (AC):
Low
Authentication (AU):
None
Confidentiality (C):
None
Integrity (I):
None
Availability (A):
Partial
Additional Information:
Allows disruption of service
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Technical Details
Vulnerability Type
(View All)
- Uncontrolled Resource Consumption ('Resource Exhaustion') (CWE-400)
Change History
3 change records found
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CVE Modified by MITRE -
3/21/2018 9:29:03 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/3555-1/ [No Types Assigned] |
CVE Modified by MITRE -
3/15/2018 9:29:21 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/3555-2/ [No Types Assigned] |
Initial Analysis -
2/8/2018 1:29:54 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
CPE Configuration |
|
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:w3m_project:w3m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 0.5.3 |
| Added |
CVSS V2 |
|
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) |
| Added |
CVSS V3 |
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| Added |
CWE |
|
CWE-400 |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/8354763b90490d4105695df52674d0fcef823e92 No Types Assigned |
https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/8354763b90490d4105695df52674d0fcef823e92 Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/88 No Types Assigned |
https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/88 Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-6196
NVD Published Date:
01/24/2018
NVD Last Modified:
03/21/2018
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