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CVE-2002-1277

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-11-12 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

• Windowmaker: 0.20.1.3, 0.52.2, 0.53, 0.61, 0.61.1, 0.62 (+6)

References

• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000548
• http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-190
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10560.php
• http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-085.php
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-009.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-043.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6119
• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000548
• http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-190
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10560.php
• http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-085.php
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-009.html

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