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January 12, 2007
w3m does not correctly handle format string specifiers in SSL certificates.
Summary
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200701-06
https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: Normal
Title: w3m: Format string vulnerability
Date: January 12, 2007
Bugs: #159145
ID: 200701-06
Synopsis
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w3m does not correctly handle format string specifiers in SSL
certificates.
Background
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w3m is a multi-platform text-based web browser.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 www-client/w3m < 0.5.1-r4 >= 0.5.1-r4
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w3m in -dump or -backend mode does not correctly handle printf() format
string specifiers in the Common Name (CN) field of an X.509 SSL
certificate.
Impact
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An attacker could entice a user to visit a malicious website ...
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