Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2016-9439 is a denial-of-service issue in the Tatsuya Kinoshita w3m fork before 0.5.3-31. A malicious HTML page can trigger infinite recursion, causing the browser or consuming process to fail or hang. The business risk is mainly availability where w3m processes untrusted web content. Exposure is most likely on Unix-like systems with w3m installed, especially scripts, terminal users, mail viewers, or automated jobs that render or fetch untrusted HTML. The bundle does not identify CPEs or distribution-specific affected versions beyond the w3m fork before 0.5.3-31. Prioritize remediation where w3m is used automatically or against external content. For ordinary interactive use, handle through normal vulnerability management unless business workflows depend on w3m availability. Mitigation focus: Upgrade w3m to 0.5.3-31 or a vendor-fixed package.; Check Gentoo GLSA-201701-08 and your distribution advisory for exact fixed builds.; Avoid processing untrusted HTML with vulnerable w3m versions..
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- GLSA-201701-08CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/20CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/tats/w3m/blob/master/ChangeLogCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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