# w3m 0.5.3-36ubuntu0.1+esm1: w3m 0.5.3-36ubuntu0.1+esm1 for Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)

w3m 0.5.3-36ubuntu0.1+esm1, released January 1, 2024, fixes 3 CVEs in w3m. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine. The product is no longer supported.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-w3m-0.5.3-36ubuntu0.1-esm1
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Jan 1, 2024
- Priority: Routine (Closes 3 CVEs, none high severity)
- CVEs: 3, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [w3m](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/w3m.md) | Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 0.5.3-36ubuntu0.1+esm1 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2023-38252](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-38252.md) | Routine | w3m: An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in w3m, in the Strnew_size function inStr.c | n/a | 0.0036 |  |
| [CVE-2023-38253](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-38253.md) | Routine | w3m: An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in w3m, in the growbuf_to_Str functionin indep.c | n/a | 0.0036 |  |
| [CVE-2023-4255](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-4255.md) | Routine | w3m: An out-of-bounds write issue has been discovered in the backspace handling of the checkType() function in etc.c withi... | 5.5 | 0.0032 |  |

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