UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38253

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-38253
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38253.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38253
Upstream
Published
2023-07-14T18:15:00Z
Modified
2025-10-24T05:02:08Z
Severity
  • 4.7 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in w3m, in the growbuftoStr function in indep.c. This issue may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service through a crafted HTML file.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS

w3m

Package

Name
w3m
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/w3m@0.5.3-26ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*

0.5.3-24
0.5.3-25
0.5.3-26
0.5.3-26build1
0.5.3-26ubuntu0.1
0.5.3-26ubuntu0.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "priority_reason": "Greatest impact is a crash (and therefore denial-of-service) in this command-line application - no real security impact.",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.5.3-26ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "w3m"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.5.3-26ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "w3m-img"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS

w3m

Package

Name
w3m
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/w3m@0.5.3-37ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.5.3-37ubuntu0.2

Affected versions

0.*

0.5.3-37
0.5.3-37ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "priority_reason": "Greatest impact is a crash (and therefore denial-of-service) in this command-line application - no real security impact.",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.5.3-37ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "w3m"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.5.3-37ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "w3m-img"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS

w3m

Package

Name
w3m
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/w3m@0.5.3+git20210102-6ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.5.3+git20210102-6ubuntu0.2

Affected versions

0.*

0.5.3+git20210102-6build1
0.5.3+git20210102-6build2
0.5.3+git20210102-6build3
0.5.3+git20210102-6ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "priority_reason": "Greatest impact is a crash (and therefore denial-of-service) in this command-line application - no real security impact.",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.5.3+git20210102-6ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "w3m"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.5.3+git20210102-6ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "w3m-img"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS

w3m

Package

Name
w3m
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/w3m@0.5.3+git20230121-2ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.5.3+git20230121-2ubuntu1

Affected versions

0.*

0.5.3+git20230121-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "priority_reason": "Greatest impact is a crash (and therefore denial-of-service) in this command-line application - no real security impact.",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.5.3+git20230121-2ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "w3m"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.5.3+git20230121-2ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "w3m-img"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS

w3m

Package

Name
w3m
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/w3m@0.5.3-15ubuntu0.2+esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*

0.5.3-11
0.5.3-12
0.5.3-13
0.5.3-15
0.5.3-15ubuntu0.1
0.5.3-15ubuntu0.2
0.5.3-15ubuntu0.2+esm1
0.5.3-15ubuntu0.2+esm2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "priority_reason": "Greatest impact is a crash (and therefore denial-of-service) in this command-line application - no real security impact.",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.5.3-15ubuntu0.2+esm2",
            "binary_name": "w3m"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.5.3-15ubuntu0.2+esm2",
            "binary_name": "w3m-img"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS

w3m

Package

Name
w3m
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/w3m@0.5.3-36ubuntu0.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.5.3-36ubuntu0.1+esm1

Affected versions

0.*

0.5.3-34
0.5.3-34.1
0.5.3-35
0.5.3-36
0.5.3-36build1
0.5.3-36ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "priority_reason": "Greatest impact is a crash (and therefore denial-of-service) in this command-line application - no real security impact.",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.5.3-36ubuntu0.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "w3m"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.5.3-36ubuntu0.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "w3m-img"
        }
    ]
}