USN-5796-2

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5796-2
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5796-2.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5796-2
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Published
2023-01-10T12:17:15Z
Modified
2026-02-10T04:42:55Z
Summary
w3m vulnerability
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.

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 

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

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2022-38223",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5796-2.json"