CVE-2023-38252

MEDIUMNVD 4.74.7—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 4.7 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2023-07-14. NVD baseline CVSS 4.7; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
4.7EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 4.7Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in w3m, in the Strnew_size function in Str.c. This issue may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service through a crafted HTML file.

CVSS v3
4.7
EG Score
4.7(medium)
EG Risk
26(Track)
EG Risk 26/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity47% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
29%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 14, 2023

Last Modified

February 8, 2025

References (9)

Affected Packages

(5 across 5 ecosystems)
Alpine:v3.23(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
w3m—0.5.3_git20241203-r0—
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
w3m0.5.3+git20210102-6 ... 0.5.3+git20230121-2.3 (8 versions)——
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
w3m0.5.3+git20230121-2, 0.5.3+git20230121-2.1, 0.5.3+git20230121-2.2, 0.5.3+git20230121-2.3——
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
w3m0.5.3+git20230121-2.1, 0.5.3+git20230121-2.2, 0.5.3+git20230121-2.3——
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
w3m0.5.3+git20230121-2.1, 0.5.3+git20230121-2.2, 0.5.3+git20230121-2.3——

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-38252?
CVE-2023-38252 is a medium vulnerability published on July 14, 2023. An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in w3m, in the Strnew_size function in Str.c. This issue may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service through a crafted HTML file.
When was CVE-2023-38252 disclosed?
CVE-2023-38252 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 14, 2023, with the most recent update on February 8, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2023-38252 actively exploited?
CVE-2023-38252 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 70.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-38252?
CVE-2023-38252 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.7 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2023-38252?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-38252, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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