7.5

CVE-2001-0700: w3m

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
Published 09-03-2002Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2001-0700 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in w3m. EPSS estimates a 12.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
43/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
12.63%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 09-03-2002
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

12.63%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

96%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 12.63% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
12.63%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databaseremotefreebsdVerified

    W3M 0.1/0.2 - Malformed MIME Header Buffer Overflow

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

W3m1 product
  • w3m≤ 0.2.1 | 0.1.3 | 0.1.4 | 0.1.6 | 0.1.7 | 0.1.8 | 0.1.9 | 0.1.10 | 0.2

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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