CVE-2001-0700 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2002-03-09

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 13.3% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:w3m:w3m::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:w3m:w3m:0.1.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:w3m:w3m:0.1.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:w3m:w3m:0.1.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:w3m:w3m:0.1.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:w3m:w3m:0.1.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:w3m:w3m:0.1.9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:w3m:w3m:0.1.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:w3m:w3m:0.2:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

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.

The EPSS score is 0.13306.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000434
http://mi.med.tohoku.ac.jp/~satodai/w3m-dev-en/200106.month/537.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-064
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-081
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/192371
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2895
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6725

History

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Subscriptions

W3m W3m

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-03-09T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:30:06.080Z

Reserved: 2001-08-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0700

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-09-20T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2001-0700

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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