VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2002-1277
Buffer overflow in Window Maker (wmaker) 0.80.0 and earlier may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a certain image file that is not properly handled when Window Maker uses width and height information to allocate a buffer.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 4.64%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.64%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in Window Maker (wmaker) 0.80.0 and earlier may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a certain image file that is not properly handled when Window Maker uses width and height information to allocate a buffer.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.64% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- windowmaker/windowmaker
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000548
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-190Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10560.phpVendor Advisory
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-085.php
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-009.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-043.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6119Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000548
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-190Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10560.phpVendor Advisory
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-085.php
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-009.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-043.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6119Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.