Packages
- w3m - WWW browsable pager with excellent tables/frames support w3m-img
Details
Ludwig Nussel discovered w3m does not properly handle SSL/TLS
certificates with NULL characters in the certificate name. An
attacker could exploit this to perform a machine-in-the-middle
attack to view sensitive information or alter encrypted
communications. (CVE-2010-2074)
Ludwig Nussel discovered w3m does not properly handle SSL/TLS
certificates with NULL characters in the certificate name. An
attacker could exploit this to perform a machine-in-the-middle
attack to view sensitive information or alter encrypted
communications. (CVE-2010-2074)
Update instructions
After a standard system update you need to restart any running instances of w3m to effect the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.10 karmic | w3m – 0.5.2-2ubuntu1.1 | ||
| 9.04 jaunty | w3m – 0.5.2-2ubuntu0.1 | ||
| 8.04 hardy | w3m – 0.5.1-5.1ubuntu1.1 | ||
| 6.06 dapper | w3m – 0.5.1-4ubuntu2.6.06.1 | ||
| 10.04 lucid | w3m – 0.5.2-2.1ubuntu1.1 | ||
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