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CVE-2016-9423

VendortatsProductw3mDiscoveredDec 12, 2016UpdatedMay 6, 2026

An issue was discovered in the Tatsuya Kinoshita w3m fork before 0.5.3-31. Heap-based buffer overflow in w3m allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page.

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CVSS v3.1
8.8 HIGH
EPSS
3.22%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Sep 23, 2026
● 0.00pp
3.22% → 3.22% over 9 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorNETWORK
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionREQUIRED
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityHIGH
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Connections
2 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Dec 12, 2016
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD May 6, 2026