CVE-2018-6198
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Summary
w3m through 0.5.3 does not properly handle temporary files when the ~/.w3m directory is unwritable, which allows a local attacker to craft a symlink attack to overwrite arbitrary files.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | affected |
Weaknesses
- n/a
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://bugs.debian.org/888097
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3555-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3555-1/
- https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/18dcbadf2771cdb0c18509b14e4e73505b242753
- https://salsa.debian.org/debian/w3m/commit/18dcbadf2771cdb0c18509b14e4e73505b242753
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102855
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00028.html
References
- https://bugs.debian.org/888097
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3555-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3555-1/
- https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/18dcbadf2771cdb0c18509b14e4e73505b242753
- https://salsa.debian.org/debian/w3m/commit/18dcbadf2771cdb0c18509b14e4e73505b242753
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102855
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00028.html
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