CVE-2006-6772

Summary

Format string vulnerability in the inputAnswer function in file.c in w3m before 0.5.2, when run with the dump or backend option, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the Common Name (CN) field of an SSL certificate associated with an https URL.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• n/a

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• http://w3m.cvs.sourceforge.net/w3m/w3m/file.c?view=log
• http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2415
• http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051457.html
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5164
• http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.044.html
• http://w3m.cvs.sourceforge.net/w3m/w3m/file.c?r1=1.249&r2=1.250
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31114
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23717
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-06.xml
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23492
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23792
• http://w3m.cvs.sourceforge.net/%2Acheckout%2A/w3m/w3m/NEWS?revision=1.79
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1017440
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34821
• http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1612792&group_id=39518&atid=425439
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_05_w3m.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21735
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24332
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-399-1
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23773
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23588
• http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2416

References

• http://w3m.cvs.sourceforge.net/w3m/w3m/file.c?view=log
• http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2415
• http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051457.html
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5164
• http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.044.html
• http://w3m.cvs.sourceforge.net/w3m/w3m/file.c?r1=1.249&r2=1.250
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31114
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23717
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-06.xml
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23492
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23792
• http://w3m.cvs.sourceforge.net/%2Acheckout%2A/w3m/w3m/NEWS?revision=1.79
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1017440
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34821
• http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1612792&group_id=39518&atid=425439
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_05_w3m.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21735
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24332
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-399-1
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23773
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23588
• http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2416

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