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

    Published:Dec 25, 2006
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Dec 27, 2006
    EPSS Score:0.13757
    CVSS Score:9.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    W3m
    Product
    W3m

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-135 Format String Injection
    CAPEC-67 String Format Overflow in syslog()

    References

    http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2415
    http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2416
    http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051457.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23492
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23588
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23717
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23773
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23792
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-06.xml
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1017440
    http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1612792&group_id=39518&atid=425439
    http://w3m.cvs.sourceforge.net/%2Acheckout%2A/w3m/w3m/NEWS?revision=1.79
    http://w3m.cvs.sourceforge.net/w3m/w3m/file.c?r1=1.249&r2=1.250
    http://w3m.cvs.sourceforge.net/w3m/w3m/file.c?view=log
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_05_w3m.html
    http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.044.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21735
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24332
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-399-1
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5164
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31114
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34821
    http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2415
    http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2416
    http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051457.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23492
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23588
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23717
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23773
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23792
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-06.xml
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1017440
    http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1612792&group_id=39518&atid=425439
    http://w3m.cvs.sourceforge.net/%2Acheckout%2A/w3m/w3m/NEWS?revision=1.79
    http://w3m.cvs.sourceforge.net/w3m/w3m/file.c?r1=1.249&r2=1.250
    http://w3m.cvs.sourceforge.net/w3m/w3m/file.c?view=log
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_05_w3m.html
    http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.044.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21735
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24332
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-399-1
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5164
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31114
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34821

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High