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CVE-2022-38223
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2022-08-15T11:21:43.557 · Last modified 2026-06-17T04:56:18.863

Summary

There is an out-of-bounds write in checkType located in etc.c in w3m 0.5.3. It can be triggered by sending a crafted HTML file to the w3m binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Affected products

tats — w3m

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References

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