CVE-2023-38253
MEDIUM5.5EPSS 0.03%Published: 7/14/2023Modified: 12/3/2025
Also known as:ALPINE-CVE-2023-38253
Description
An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in w3m, in the growbuf_to_Str function in indep.c. This issue may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service through a crafted HTML file.
Affected packages (2)
- Alpine/w3mfrom 0, < 0.5.3_git20241203-r0
- Debian/w3mfrom 0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |