{"id":"MGASA-2018-0312","summary":"Updated w3m packages fix security vulnerability","details":"It was discovered that w3m incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker\ncould possibly use this to cause a denial of service (CVE-2018-6196,\nCVE-2018-6197).\n\nIt was discovered that w3m incorrectly handled temporary files. An attacker\ncould possibly use this to overwrite arbitrary files (CVE-2018-6198).\n","modified":"2026-04-16T06:26:10.289232819Z","published":"2018-07-11T21:47:08Z","upstream":["CVE-2018-6196","CVE-2018-6197","CVE-2018-6198"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0312.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22504"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3555-1/"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"w3m","ecosystem":"Mageia:5","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/w3m?arch=source&distro=mageia-5"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.5.3-13.git20180520.0.mga5"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0312.json"}},{"package":{"name":"w3m","ecosystem":"Mageia:6","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/w3m?arch=source&distro=mageia-6"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.5.3-13.git20180520.0.mga6"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0312.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}