Upstream information

CVE-2006-6772 at MITRE

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 specifiers in the Common Name (CN) field of an SSL certificate associated with an https URL.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having critical severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 9.3
Vector AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 230775 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

SUSE Security Advisories:

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
  • w3m >= 0.5.2-132.1.37
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 GA w3m-0.5.2-132.1.37
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
  • w3m >= 0.5.2-132.2.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 GA w3m-0.5.2-132.2.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
  • w3m >= 0.5.2-132.2.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 GA w3m-0.5.2-132.2.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • w3m >= 0.5.2-132.2.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 GA w3m-0.5.2-132.2.1
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • w3m >= 0.5.3+git20180125-1.14
  • w3m-inline-image >= 0.5.3+git20180125-1.14
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-11504

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 05:21:08 2013
CVE page last modified: Tue Sep 3 18:11:40 2024