UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38223

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-38223
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2022/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38223.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38223
Upstream
Downstream
Related
Published
2022-08-15T11:21:00Z
Modified
2026-02-04T04:20:55.452516Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

There is an out-of-bounds write in checkType located in etc.c in w3m 0.5.3. It can be triggered by sending a crafted HTML file to the w3m binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service or possibly have unspecified other impact.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / w3m

Package

Name
w3m
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/w3m@0.5.3-15ubuntu0.2+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.5.3-15ubuntu0.2+esm1

Affected versions

0.*
0.5.3-11
0.5.3-12
0.5.3-13
0.5.3-15
0.5.3-15ubuntu0.1
0.5.3-15ubuntu0.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "w3m",
            "binary_version": "0.5.3-15ubuntu0.2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "w3m-img",
            "binary_version": "0.5.3-15ubuntu0.2+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2022/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38223.json"

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / w3m

Package

Name
w3m
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/w3m@0.5.3-26ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*
0.5.3-24
0.5.3-25
0.5.3-26
0.5.3-26build1
0.5.3-26ubuntu0.1
0.5.3-26ubuntu0.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "w3m",
            "binary_version": "0.5.3-26ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "w3m-img",
            "binary_version": "0.5.3-26ubuntu0.2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2022/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38223.json"

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / w3m

Package

Name
w3m
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/w3m@0.5.3-36ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.5.3-36ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

0.*
0.5.3-34
0.5.3-34.1
0.5.3-35
0.5.3-36
0.5.3-36build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "w3m",
            "binary_version": "0.5.3-36ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "w3m-img",
            "binary_version": "0.5.3-36ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2022/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38223.json"

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / w3m

Package

Name
w3m
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/w3m@0.5.3-37ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.5.3-37ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

0.*
0.5.3-37

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "w3m",
            "binary_version": "0.5.3-37ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "w3m-img",
            "binary_version": "0.5.3-37ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2022/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38223.json"

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / w3m

Package

Name
w3m
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/w3m@0.5.3+git20210102-6ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.5.3+git20210102-6ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

0.*
0.5.3+git20210102-6build1
0.5.3+git20210102-6build2
0.5.3+git20210102-6build3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "w3m",
            "binary_version": "0.5.3+git20210102-6ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "w3m-img",
            "binary_version": "0.5.3+git20210102-6ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2022/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38223.json"