CVE-2023-38253

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jul 14, 2023
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2023-38253: Medium severity, CVSS 5.5 | Vulnix