CVE-2022-38223

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

There is an out-of-bounds write in checkType located in etc.c in w3m 0.5.3. It can be triggered by sending a crafted HTML file to the w3m binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-787

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a

References

Timeline

Published
Aug 15, 2022
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2022-38223: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix