HIGH
Buffer overflow in w3m 0.2.1 and earlier allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a long base64 encoded MIME header
Published Mar 9, 2002
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 12.63%
Description
Buffer overflow in w3m 0.2.1 and earlier allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a long base64 encoded MIME header.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
12.63% 0.12628
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.12628
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 12.63% (0.12628) | 96.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 12.63% (0.12628) | 95.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 13.31% (0.13306) | 93.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 27.51% (0.27514) | 96.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 18, 2023 | 23.45% (0.23454) | 95.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 26.99% (0.26991) | 96.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 15.61% (0.15607) | 96.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 15.61% (0.15607) | 95.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 15.61% (0.15607) | 92.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000434 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://mi.med.tohoku.ac.jp/~satodai/w3m-dev-en/200106.month/537.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-064 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-081 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/192371 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2895 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6725 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000434 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA | |
| http://mi.med.tohoku.ac.jp/~satodai/w3m-dev-en/200106.month/537.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-064 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-081 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/192371 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2895 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6725 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 9, 2002
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Aug 29, 2001
Link CVE-2001-0700
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a