CVE-2006-6772
EPSS 4.7%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2006-6772
To remediate CVE-2006-6772, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/w3m—upgrade to 0.5.1-5.1 or later
Is CVE-2006-6772 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 4.7%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 0.5.1-5.1