CVE-2023-38252 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-38252: W3m: out of bounds read in strnew_size() at w3m/str.c

Vendor Red Hat

Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Weakness CWE-125

Published July 14, 2023

Last update November 21, 2025

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CVSS base score

4.7/10

Attack vector Local

Attack complexity High

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality None

Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in w3m, in the Strnew_size function in Str.c. This issue may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service through a crafted HTML file.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 14, 2023 CVE published

November 21, 2025 Record updated

External resources

03References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38252 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/125.html

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