vuln-ubuntu/data/osv/usn/USN-6580-1.json

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  "id": "USN-6580-1",
  "summary": "w3m vulnerability",
  "details": "It was discovered that w3m incorrectly handled certain HTML files.\nAn attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or\nexecute arbitrary code.\n",
  "aliases": [],
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4255"
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  "related": [],
  "published": "2024-01-15T11:45:46Z",
  "modified": "2026-06-29T10:53:06Z",
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6580-1"
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