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alpinelinuxAlpine Linux Development TeamALPINE:CVE-2023-38253
HistoryJul 14, 2023 - 6:15 p.m.

CVE-2023-38253

2023-07-1418:15:11
Alpine Linux Development Team
security.alpinelinux.org
9
out-of-bounds flaw
w3m
denial of service
html file

5.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

5.3 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

10.1%

An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in w3m, in the growbuf_to_Str function in indep.c. This issue may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service through a crafted HTML file.

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
Alpineedge-communitynoarchw3m< 0.5.3.20230718-r0UNKNOWN
Alpine3.18-communitynoarchw3m< 0.5.3.20230718-r0UNKNOWN
Alpine3.19-communitynoarchw3m< 0.5.3.20230718-r0UNKNOWN
Alpine3.20-communitynoarchw3m< 0.5.3.20230718-r0UNKNOWN

5.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

5.3 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

10.1%