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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2023.0006
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2023-0006)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'w3m' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2023-0006 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'w3m' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2023-0006 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
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. (CVE-2022-38223)

Affected Software/OS:
'w3m' package(s) on Mageia 8.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.2

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-38223
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NRRZMTLG3YT6U3PSGJOAMLDNLRF2EUOP/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MKESIFZMWIFMI6DRGMUYOTVKBOSEKDXZ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MKFZQUK7FPWWJQYICDZZ4YWIPUPQ2D3R/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TODROGVCWZ435HQIZE6ARQC5LPQLIA5C/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AULOBQJLXE2KCT5UVQMKGEFL4GFIAOED/
https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/242
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00030.html
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