w3m: Unitialised value in file.c
Published Jan 20, 2017
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.35%
Description
The HTMLtagproc1 function in file.c in w3m before 0.5.3+git20161009 does not properly initialize values, which allows remote attackers to crash the application via a crafted html file, related to <dd> tags.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
w3m
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
w3m
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | w3m | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | w3m | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Jan 9, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.35% (0.03353) | 88.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.33% (0.03325) | 86.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.47% (0.00473) | 61.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.57% (0.01568) | 69.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.47% (0.00473) | 62.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.52% (0.00515) | 77.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.62% (0.00618) | 78.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.62% (0.00618) | 75.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00084.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94407 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9435 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1399694 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/33509cc81ec5f2ba44eb6fd98bd5c1b5873e46bd x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/16 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9435
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-08 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9435
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00084.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94407 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9435 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1399694 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/33509cc81ec5f2ba44eb6fd98bd5c1b5873e46bd | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/16 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9435 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-08 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9435 |
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