{"id":"USN-5796-2","summary":"w3m vulnerability","details":"USN-5796-1 fixed a vulnerability in w3m. This update provides\nthe corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n It was discovered that w3m incorrectly handled certain HTML files. A remote\n attacker could use this issue to cause w3m to crash, resulting in a denial\n of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.\n","modified":"2026-06-29T13:50:44.562387730Z","published":"2023-01-10T12:17:15Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38223"],"upstream":["CVE-2022-38223","UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38223"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5796-2"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-38223"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"w3m","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/w3m?arch=source&distro=trusty%2Fesm"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.5.3-15ubuntu0.2+esm1"}]}],"versions":["0.5.3-11","0.5.3-12","0.5.3-13","0.5.3-15","0.5.3-15ubuntu0.1","0.5.3-15ubuntu0.2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"w3m","binary_version":"0.5.3-15ubuntu0.2+esm1"},{"binary_name":"w3m-img","binary_version":"0.5.3-15ubuntu0.2+esm1"}],"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5796-2.json","cves_map":{"cves":[{"id":"CVE-2022-38223","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS"}}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}