CVE-2022-38223
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.5%
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.
- CVSS v3.1
- 7.8 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS
- 0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 39th percentile
- Published
- 2022-08-15
- Updated
- 2025-11-04