CVE-2023-38253
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.03%
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.
How to fix CVE-2023-38253
To remediate CVE-2023-38253, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/w3m—upgrade to 0.5.3_git20241203-r0 or later
- Debian/w3m—no fix listed
Is CVE-2023-38253 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 0.5.3_git20241203-r0
- from 0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |