USN-5796-2

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    USN-5796-2

    Published: 10 Jan 2023Last Modified: 29 Jun 2026

    Summary: w3m vulnerability

    Details: USN-5796-1 fixed a vulnerability in w3m. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that w3m incorrectly handled certain HTML files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause w3m to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5796-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-38223

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: w3m

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/w3m?arch=source&distro=trusty%2Fesm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.5.3-15ubuntu0.2+esm1

    Affected versions

    0.5.3-11
    0.5.3-12
    0.5.3-13
    0.5.3-15
    0.5.3-15ubuntu0.1
    0.5.3-15ubuntu0.2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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