CVE-2018-6198

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.

Category

4.7
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.15%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.debian.org/888097 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3555-2/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3555-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/tats/w3m/commit/18dcbadf2771cdb0c18509b14e4e73505b242753 third party advisory patch
https://salsa.debian.org/debian/w3m/commit/18dcbadf2771cdb0c18509b14e4e73505b242753 third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102855 vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00028.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-6198?
CVE-2018-6198 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-6198?
To fix CVE-2018-6198, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-6198 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-6198 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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