CVE-2018-6198
Medium
Description
w3m through 0.5.3 does not properly handle temporary files when the ~/.w3m directory is unwritable, which allows a local attacker to craft a symlink attack to overwrite arbitrary files.
SeverityMedium
CVSS4.7
Exploit probability—
ProductTats W3m
PublishedJan 25, 2018
First seenJan 25, 2018
How to fix
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Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| tats w3m | v ≤ 0.5.3 | — |
| canonical ubuntu_linux | 12.04, 14.04, 16.04, 17.10 | — |
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