CVE-2023-38253
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2023
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
W3m: out of bounds read in growbuf_to_str() at w3m/indep.c
An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in w3m, in the growbuf_to_Str function in indep.c. This issue may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service through a crafted HTML file.
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
w3m
- Vendor
- n/a
- Product
- w3m
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
affected
No explicit version tuples; consult this entry's default status.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Vendor
- Red Hat
- Product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
unaffected- Package
- w3m
- Package collection
- https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
No explicit version tuples; consult this entry's default status.
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux
- Vendor
- Fedora
- Product
- Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
affected- Package
- w3m
- Package collection
- https://packages.fedoraproject.org/
No explicit version tuples; consult this entry's default status.
Fedora
- Vendor
- Fedora
- Product
- Fedora
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
affected- Package
- w3m
- Package collection
- https://packages.fedoraproject.org/
No explicit version tuples; consult this entry's default status.