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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3555-1
February 01, 2018
w3m vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
– Ubuntu 17.10
– Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in w3m.
Software Description:
– w3m: WWW browsable pager with excellent tables/frames support
Details:
It was discovered that w3m incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-6196, CVE-2018-6197)
It was discovered that w3m incorrectly handled temporary files.
An attacker could possibly use this to overwrite arbitrary files.
(CVE-2018-6198)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 17.10:
w3m 0.5.3-34ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
w3m 0.5.3-26ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
w3m 0.5.3-15ubuntu0.2
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References:
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3555-1
CVE-2018-6196, CVE-2018-6197, CVE-2018-6198
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/w3m/0.5.3-34ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/w3m/0.5.3-26ubuntu0.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/w3m/0.5.3-15ubuntu0.2
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3555-2
February 01, 2018
w3m vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
– Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in w3m.
Software Description:
– w3m: WWW browsable pager with excellent tables/frames support
Details:
USN-3555-2 fixed vulnerabilities in w3m. This update
provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that w3m incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-6196, CVE-2018-6197)
It was discovered that w3m incorrectly handled temporary files.
An attacker could possibly use this to overwrite arbitrary files.
(CVE-2018-6198)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
w3m 0.5.3-5ubuntu1.3
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References:
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3555-2
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3555-1
CVE-2018-6196, CVE-2018-6197, CVE-2018-6198
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