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CVE-2006-6772
Published: Dec 27, 2006
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
http://w3m.cvs.sourceforge.net/w3m/w3m/file.c?view=log
x_refsource_CONFIRM
FEDORA-2007-077
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
20061225 w3m format string bug
mailing-list
x_refsource_FULLDISC
ADV-2006-5164
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
OpenPKG-SA-2006.44
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_OPENPKG
http://w3m.cvs.sourceforge.net/w3m/w3m/file.c?r1=1.249&r2=1.250
x_refsource_CONFIRM
w3m-certificate-format-string(31114)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
23717
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
GLSA-200701-06
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
23492
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
23792
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://w3m.cvs.sourceforge.net/%2Acheckout%2A/w3m/w3m/NEWS?revision=1.79
x_refsource_CONFIRM
1017440
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
w3m-inputanswer-format-string(34821)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
SUSE-SA:2007:005
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
21735
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
24332
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
USN-399-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
23773
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
23588
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
FEDORA-2007-078
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
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