CVE-2006-6772
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
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 4.82% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 91.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2006-12-27 23:00Z19 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 20:42Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2006-12-27
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-134Use of Externally-Controlled Format StringBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- c03174fa054d0743961afe0fc6b618eefae87759dd659dae3204a6e53937b2b4
05 Affected products
06 References
- w3m.cvs.sourceforge.nethttp://w3m.cvs.sourceforge.net/w3m/w3m/file.c?view=log
- fedoranews.orgFEDORA-2007-077http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2415
- lists.grok.org.uk20061225 w3m format string bughttp://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051457.html
- www.vupen.comADV-2006-5164http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5164
- www.openpkg.comOpenPKG-SA-2006.44http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.044.html
- w3m.cvs.sourceforge.nethttp://w3m.cvs.sourceforge.net/w3m/w3m/file.c?r1=1.249&r2=1.250
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comw3m-certificate-format-string(31114)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31114
- secunia.com23717http://secunia.com/advisories/23717
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-200701-06http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-06.xml
- secunia.com23492http://secunia.com/advisories/23492
- secunia.com23792http://secunia.com/advisories/23792
- w3m.cvs.sourceforge.nethttp://w3m.cvs.sourceforge.net/%2Acheckout%2A/w3m/w3m/NEWS?revision=1.79
- securitytracker.com1017440http://securitytracker.com/id?1017440
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comw3m-inputanswer-format-string(34821)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34821
- sourceforge.nethttp://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1612792&group_id=39518&atid=425439
- www.novell.comSUSE-SA:2007:005http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_05_w3m.html
- www.securityfocus.com21735http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21735
- www.securityfocus.com24332http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24332
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-399-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-399-1
- secunia.com23773http://secunia.com/advisories/23773
- secunia.com23588http://secunia.com/advisories/23588
- fedoranews.orgFEDORA-2007-078http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2416
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- w3m Fixed in 0.5.1-5.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- w3m Fixed in 0.5.1-5.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- w3m Fixed in 0.5.1-5.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.