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Ubuntu 14.04 ESM USN-5796-2 Critical: W3m Remote Code Execution

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Calendar Grey January 10, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5796-3 outlines a new vulnerability in w3m that could lead to remote code execution or program instability.
w3m could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a malicious website.

Summary

w3m could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a

malicious website.

Software Description:

- w3m: WWW browsable pager with excellent tables/frames support

Details:

USN-5796-1 fixed a vulnerability in w3m. This update provides

the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that w3m incorrectly handled certain HTML files. A remote

attacker could use this issue to cause w3m to crash, resulting in a denial

of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

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Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
  w3m                             0.5.3-15ubuntu0.2+esm1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5796-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5796-1

CVE-2022-38223

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January 10, 2023

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