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CVE-2016-9442 affects the Tatsuya Kinoshita w3m fork before 0.5.3-31. A remote attacker could trigger memory corruption when a user or automated process opens a crafted HTML page. The public bundle does not provide CVSS, confirmed impact beyond memory corruption, or active exploitation evidence. Exposure is most likely on systems with vulnerable w3m installed and used to render untrusted HTML, including scripts, mail workflows, documentation viewers, or terminal browsing sessions. Inventory may be difficult where w3m is installed as a small utility dependency. Treat as a targeted hygiene fix rather than an emergency unless w3m processes untrusted web or email content. The risk rises for servers or workflows where external HTML reaches w3m automatically. Mitigation focus: Upgrade w3m to 0.5.3-31 or later where applicable.; Apply distribution vendor security updates, including Gentoo GLSA guidance where relevant.; Remove w3m from systems that do not require it..
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- GLSA-201701-08CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/d43527cfa0dbb3ccefec4a6f7b32c1434739aa29CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/tats/w3m/blob/master/ChangeLogCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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