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.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- W3M 0.1/0.2 - Malformed MIME Header Buffer Overflow EDB-20941 · remote · Jun 19, 2001 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- CLA-2001:434 vendor-advisory
- DSA-081 vendor-advisory
- 2895 vdb-entry
- w3m-mime-header-bo(6725) vdb-entry
- http://mi.med.tohoku.ac.jp/~satodai/w3m-dev-en/200106.month/537.html
- DSA-064 vendor-advisory
- 20010621 [SNS Advisory No.32] w3m malformed MIME header Buffer Overflow Vulnerability mailing-list