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Case File

CVE-2016-9436

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 3.35% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-01-20 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
github.com ↗ github.com ↗

Note: these links are listed for security research and verification purposes only.

CVE
CVE-2016-9436
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.5
EPSS
3.35%

Original Filing — NVD Description

parsetagx.c in w3m before 0.5.3+git20161009 does not properly initialize values, which allows remote attackers to crash the application via a crafted html file, related to a <i> tag.