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This CVE affects the Tatsuya Kinoshita fork of w3m before 0.5.3-33. A malicious HTML page can crash the browser, causing denial of service. The provided sources do not show data theft, code execution, CVSS scoring, or active exploitation. Exposure is most likely where vulnerable w3m builds render untrusted or externally supplied HTML, including command-line browsing or automated HTML-to-text workflows. Package names, downstream distribution status, and exact deployed versions are not provided in the source bundle. Treat this as a targeted availability risk, not a confirmed breach risk. Prioritize remediation where w3m processes external HTML automatically or supports operational workflows; otherwise handle through normal package maintenance. Mitigation focus: Upgrade the Tatsuya Kinoshita w3m fork to 0.5.3-33 or later.; Check operating system package advisories for backported fixes.; Avoid rendering untrusted HTML with vulnerable w3m versions..
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/39CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/tats/w3m/blob/master/ChangeLogCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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