4.7

CVE-2018-6198

w3m through 0.5.3 does not properly handle temporary files when the ~/.w3m directory is unwritable, which allows a local attacker to craft a symlink attack to overwrite arbitrary files.
Daten sind bereitgestellt durch National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Tats ≫ W3m Version <= 0.5.3
Canonical ≫ Ubuntu Linux Version 12.04 SwEdition esm
Canonical ≫ Ubuntu Linux Version 14.04 SwEdition lts
Canonical ≫ Ubuntu Linux Version 16.04 SwEdition lts
Canonical ≫ Ubuntu Linux Version 17.10
Zu dieser CVE wurde keine Warnung gefunden.
EPSS Metriken
Typ Quelle Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 0.4% 0.315
CVSS Metriken
Quelle Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector String
NIST 4.7 1 3.6
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NIST 3.3 3.4 4.9
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00028.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3555-1/
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3555-2/
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102855
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
https://bugs.debian.org/888097
Patch
Third Party Advisory
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/18dcbadf2771cdb0c18509b14e4e73505b242753
Patch
Third Party Advisory
https://salsa.debian.org/debian/w3m/commit/18dcbadf2771cdb0c18509b14e4e73505b242753
Patch
Third Party Advisory