CVE catalog
CVE-2006-6772
w3m: CVE-2006-6772
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 4.82% · Oct 25, 2026
Format string vulnerability in the inputAnswer function in file.c in w3m before 0.5.2, when run with the dump or backend option, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the Common Name (CN) field of an SSL certificate associated with an https URL.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | w3m | sid | 0.5.3+git20230121-2.3 | fixed |
| Debian | w3m | forky | 0.5.3+git20230121-2.3 | fixed |
| Debian | w3m | trixie | 0.5.3+git20230121-2.1 | fixed |
| Debian | w3m | bookworm | 0.5.3+git20230121-2 | fixed |
| Opensuse | w3m | tumbleweed | 0.5.3+git20180125-1.14 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | w3m | source | sid | 0.5.1-5.1 | low | Not reported | [404564] |
| Debian | w3m | source | forky | 0.5.1-5.1 | low | Not reported | [404564] |
| Debian | w3m | source | trixie | 0.5.1-5.1 | low | Not reported | [404564] |
| Debian | w3m | source | bookworm | 0.5.1-5.1 | low | Not reported | [404564] |
| Opensuse | w3m | rpm | tumbleweed | 0.5.3+git20180125-1.14 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11504-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[openSUSE Tumbleweed]
- [w3m-inline-image]Unknown
Source package: [w3m]
Details (1)
0.5.6-1.4· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
0.5.3+git20180125-1.14Version impact unknown
dsa · w3m · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [w3m]Fixed
Source package: [w3m]
Details (1)
0.5.6-1.4· x86_64 · tumbleweedFixed · Fixed:
0.5.3+git20180125-1.14dsa · w3m · opensuse · tumbleweed
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [w3m]Fixed
Details (2)
0.5.3+git20230121-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.5.1-5.1dsa · w3m · debian · bookworm; dsa · w3m · debian · 12
0.5.3+git20230121-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.5.1-5.1dsa · w3m · debian · bookworm; dsa · w3m · debian · 12
- [w3m-img]Fixed
Source package: [w3m]
Details (2)
0.5.3+git20230121-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.5.1-5.1dsa · w3m · debian · bookworm; dsa · w3m · debian · 12
0.5.3+git20230121-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.5.1-5.1dsa · w3m · debian · bookworm; dsa · w3m · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [w3m]Fixed
Details (2)
0.5.3+git20230121-2.1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.5.1-5.1dsa · w3m · debian · 13
0.5.3+git20230121-2.1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.5.1-5.1dsa · w3m · debian · 13
- [w3m-img]Fixed
Source package: [w3m]
Details (2)
0.5.3+git20230121-2.1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.5.1-5.1dsa · w3m · debian · 13
0.5.3+git20230121-2.1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.5.1-5.1dsa · w3m · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2024_11504-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6772]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:11504-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-6772]
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