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CVE-2006-6772

Format string vulnerability in the inputAnswer function in file.c in w3m before 0.5.2, when run...

9.3 HighFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

4.82%Down 5.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

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.

Record
CVE-2006-6772
CVSS 2.0
9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-134
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2006-6772
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-6755 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2006-6755
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x9rf-x2gc-ppgw No score

Format string vulnerability in the inputAnswer function in file.c in w3m before 0.5.2, when run...

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.

Record
GHSA-x9rf-x2gc-ppgw
Weakness
CWE-134
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

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.

Record
CVE-2006-6772
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2006-6772 No score

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6772
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11504-1 No score

w3m-0.5.3+git20180125-1.14 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the w3m-0.5.3+git20180125-1.14 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11504-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
w3m
Debian:12
 before 0.5.1-5.1
0.5.1-5.1
w3m
Debian:13
 before 0.5.1-5.1
0.5.1-5.1
w3m
Debian:14
 before 0.5.1-5.1
0.5.1-5.1
w3m
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0.5.3+git20180125-1.14
0.5.3+git20180125-1.14

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
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first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2006-6772 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in W3m, published December 27, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.82%, the 92nd percentile. Fixed in w3m 0.5.1-5.1.

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