Search/CVE-2022-38223
● CVE — High

CVE-2022-38223

Vendorfedoraproject, tatsProductfedora, w3mDiscoveredAug 15, 2022UpdatedNov 4, 2025

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.

CVSS v3.1
7.8 HIGH
EPSS
0.47%
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 → Oct 22, 2026
● 0.01pp
0.47% → 0.47% over 2 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionREQUIRED
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityHIGH
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Connections
3 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Aug 15, 2022
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Nov 4, 2025