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CVE-2001-1027

27
FAUCET Score

CVE-2001-1027 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in WindowMaker (wmaker) versions 0.64 and earlier, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through excessively long window titles. This vulnerability carries a maximum CVSS score of 10.0, indicating high severity with network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 0.64CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:windowmaker:windowmaker:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.60CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:windowmaker:windowmaker:0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.61CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:windowmaker:windowmaker:0.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.61.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:windowmaker:windowmaker:0.61.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.62CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:windowmaker:windowmaker:0.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

10.0HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.36%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0636 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 51,455 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

debianpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

distro.conectiva.com.br / atualizacoes
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/6969
debian.org / security/2001/dsa-074
PatchVendor Advisory
linux-mandrake.com / en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-074.php3
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2001_032_wmaker_txt.html
securityfocus.com / bid/3177
PatchVendor Advisory
windowmaker.org / src/ChangeLog
Vendor Advisory