CVE-2006-6772

Publication date 27 December 2006

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
w3m 7.04 feisty
Fixed 0.5.1-5.1ubuntu1
6.10 edgy
Fixed 0.5.1-4ubuntu2.6.10
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 0.5.1-4ubuntu2.6.06