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CVE-2006-6772

This CVE name corresponds to:

Entered	Topic
2007-01-03	w3m -- format string vulnerability

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CVE-2006-6772 at cve.mitre.org

Details

Type	Candidate
Name	CVE-2006-6772
Phase	Assigned(20061227)

Description

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.

References

Source	Reference
FULLDISC	20061225 w3m format string bug
MISC	http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1612792&group_id=39518&atid=425439
CONFIRM	http://w3m.cvs.sourceforge.net/checkout/w3m/w3m/NEWS?revision=1.79
CONFIRM	http://w3m.cvs.sourceforge.net/w3m/w3m/file.c?r1=1.249&r2=1.250
CONFIRM	http://w3m.cvs.sourceforge.net/w3m/w3m/file.c?view=log
FEDORA	FEDORA-2007-077
FEDORA	FEDORA-2007-078
GENTOO	GLSA-200701-06
OPENPKG	OpenPKG-SA-2006.44
SUSE	SUSE-SA:2007:005
UBUNTU	USN-399-1
BID	21735
BID	24332
VUPEN	ADV-2006-5164
SECTRACK	1017440
SECUNIA	23492
SECUNIA	23588
SECUNIA	23717
SECUNIA	23773
SECUNIA	23792
XF	w3m-certificate-format-string(31114)
XF	w3m-inputanswer-format-string(34821)