CVE-2018-6197

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2018-01-26
CWE:
CWE-119
Bugzilla:
1539151: CVE-2018-6197 w3m: Null pointer dereference in formUpdateBuffer in form.c

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

w3m through 0.5.3 is prone to a NULL pointer dereference flaw in formUpdateBuffer in form.c.

Find out more about CVE-2018-6197 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 3.3
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 w3m Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 w3m Will not fix

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