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CVE-2001-0700
Buffer overflow in w3m 0.2.1 and earlier allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a long base64 encoded MIME header.
High7.5EPSS 12.6%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 12.6% · top 3.7% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- CLA-2001:434 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- DSA-081 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 2895 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- w3m-mime-header-bo(6725) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://mi.med.tohoku.ac.jp/~satodai/w3m-dev-en/200106.month/537.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-064 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 20010621 [SNS Advisory No.32] w3m malformed MIME header Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .