MEDIUM
w3m: Unitialised value in parsetagx.c
Published Jan 20, 2017
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.35%
Description
parsetagx.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 a <i> tag.
Affected products
No data.
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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.
6.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
4.3 MEDIUM Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.35% 0.03353
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03353
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 | 0.46% (0.00456) | 61.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.57% (0.01568) | 69.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.46% (0.00456) | 61.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.38% (0.00381) | 73.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.38% (0.00381) | 72.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.38% (0.00381) | 68.73th | 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) |
Weaknesses (2)
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-2016-9436 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1399695 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/33509cc81ec5f2ba44eb6fd98bd5c1b5873e46bd x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchTechnical Description
- https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/16 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9436
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-08 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9436
| 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-2016-9436 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1399695 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/33509cc81ec5f2ba44eb6fd98bd5c1b5873e46bd | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchTechnical Description | |
| https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/16 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9436 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-08 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9436 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 20, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Nov 18, 2016
Link CVE-2016-9436
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a