SB2024031903 - Fedora 38 update for w3m

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SB2024031903 - Fedora 38 update for w3m

Published: March 19, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024031903
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.


1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-38223)

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted HTML input within the checkType() function in etc.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted HTML file, trick the victim into opening it using the affected software, trigger out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


2) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38252)

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the application.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the Strnew_size() function in Str.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted HTML file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and crash the application.


3) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38253)

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the application.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the growbuf_to_Str() function in indep.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted HTML file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


4) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4255)

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input within the checkType() function in etc.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted HTML file, trick the victim into opening it using the affected software, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References