CVE-2001-0700 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Buffer overflow in w3m 0.2.1 and earlier allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a long base64 encoded MIME header.

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.

Vendors	Products
W3m Subscribe	W3m Subscribe

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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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

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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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

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

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

Link: CVE-2001-0700

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

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

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2001-0700

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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