CVE-2001-1027

Buffer overflow in WindowMaker (aka wmaker) 0.64 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long window title.

Published: 2001-08-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2001-1027 is rated High Risk (67.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.36%, 93th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-1027

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 23.72% 6.36% -17.36%
2 2025-03-30 22.83% 23.72% +0.89%
3 2025-03-29 — 22.83% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-1027

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2001-1027

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-1027

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
windowmaker windowmaker <= 0.64 cpe:2.3:a:windowmaker:windowmaker:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
windowmaker windowmaker 0.60 cpe:2.3:a:windowmaker:windowmaker:0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
windowmaker windowmaker 0.61 cpe:2.3:a:windowmaker:windowmaker:0.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
windowmaker windowmaker 0.61.1 cpe:2.3:a:windowmaker:windowmaker:0.61.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
windowmaker windowmaker 0.62 cpe:2.3:a:windowmaker:windowmaker:0.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
windowmaker windowmaker 0.62.1 cpe:2.3:a:windowmaker:windowmaker:0.62.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
windowmaker windowmaker 0.63 cpe:2.3:a:windowmaker:windowmaker:0.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
windowmaker windowmaker 0.63.1 cpe:2.3:a:windowmaker:windowmaker:0.63.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2001-1027

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