USN-6580-1

It was discovered that w3m incorrectly handled certain HTML files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / w3m

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

0.5.3-15ubuntu0.2+esm2

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

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.5.3-15ubuntu0.2+esm2",
            "binary_name": "w3m"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.5.3-15ubuntu0.2+esm2",
            "binary_name": "w3m-img"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6580-1.json"

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-4255",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS"
}

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

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.5.3-36ubuntu0.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "w3m"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.5.3-36ubuntu0.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "w3m-img"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6580-1.json"

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-4255",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS"
}

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

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.5.3-37ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "w3m"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.5.3-37ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "w3m-img"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6580-1.json"

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-4255",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"
}

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

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.5.3+git20210102-6ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "w3m"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.5.3+git20210102-6ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "w3m-img"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6580-1.json"

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-4255",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS"
}