{"cve":"CVE-2006-6772","nvd":{"published":"2006-12-27T23:28:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:33:45.890","status":"Modified","description":"Format string vulnerability in the inputAnswer function in file.c in w3m before 0.5.2, when run with the dump or backend option, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the Common Name (CN) field of an SSL certificate associated with an https URL.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-134"],"references":["http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2415","http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2416","http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051457.html","http://secunia.com/advisories/23492","http://secunia.com/advisories/23588"],"products":["w3m:w3m"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:43:14.363260067+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2006-6772","score":0.04822,"percentile":0.91978,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}