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TI-2002-01221 Aliases CVE-2002-1277GHSA-r6v9-q592-8mx9

Buffer overflow in Window Maker (wmaker) 0.80.0 and earlier may allow remote attackers to…

Priority MEDIUM 40Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04637 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 12

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:windowmaker:windowmaker:0.20.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.20.1.3VulnerableWindowmaker
cpe:2.3:a:windowmaker:windowmaker:0.52.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.52.2VulnerableWindowmaker
cpe:2.3:a:windowmaker:windowmaker:0.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.53VulnerableWindowmaker
cpe:2.3:a:windowmaker:windowmaker:0.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.61VulnerableWindowmaker
cpe:2.3:a:windowmaker:windowmaker:0.61.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.61.1VulnerableWindowmaker
cpe:2.3:a:windowmaker:windowmaker:0.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.62VulnerableWindowmaker
cpe:2.3:a:windowmaker:windowmaker:0.62.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.62.1VulnerableWindowmaker
cpe:2.3:a:windowmaker:windowmaker:0.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.63VulnerableWindowmaker
cpe:2.3:a:windowmaker:windowmaker:0.63.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.63.1VulnerableWindowmaker
cpe:2.3:a:windowmaker:windowmaker:0.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.64VulnerableWindowmaker
  • cpe:2.3:a:windowmaker:windowmaker:0.20.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.20.1.3 Vulnerable ·Windowmaker
  • cpe:2.3:a:windowmaker:windowmaker:0.52.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.52.2 Vulnerable ·Windowmaker
  • cpe:2.3:a:windowmaker:windowmaker:0.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.53 Vulnerable ·Windowmaker
  • cpe:2.3:a:windowmaker:windowmaker:0.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.61 Vulnerable ·Windowmaker
  • cpe:2.3:a:windowmaker:windowmaker:0.61.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.61.1 Vulnerable ·Windowmaker
  • cpe:2.3:a:windowmaker:windowmaker:0.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.62 Vulnerable ·Windowmaker
  • cpe:2.3:a:windowmaker:windowmaker:0.62.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.62.1 Vulnerable ·Windowmaker
  • cpe:2.3:a:windowmaker:windowmaker:0.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.63 Vulnerable ·Windowmaker
  • cpe:2.3:a:windowmaker:windowmaker:0.63.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.63.1 Vulnerable ·Windowmaker
  • cpe:2.3:a:windowmaker:windowmaker:0.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.64 Vulnerable ·Windowmaker
Show 2 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:windowmaker:windowmaker:0.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.65VulnerableWindowmaker
cpe:2.3:a:windowmaker:windowmaker:0.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.80VulnerableWindowmaker
  • cpe:2.3:a:windowmaker:windowmaker:0.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.65 Vulnerable ·Windowmaker
  • cpe:2.3:a:windowmaker:windowmaker:0.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.80 Vulnerable ·Windowmaker

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2003:043 Released 2003-02-06 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    : : : Updated WindowMaker packages fix vulnerability in theme-loading
    • Red Hat Linux 6.2
    • Red Hat Linux 7.0
    • Red Hat Linux 7.1
    • Red Hat Linux 7.2
    • Red Hat Linux 7.3
    • Red Hat Linux 8.0
  • RHSA-2003:009 Released 2003-01-14 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    WindowMaker security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
    • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2003:009
Red Hat Linux 6.2Fixed RHSA-2003:043
Red Hat Linux 7.0Fixed RHSA-2003:043
Red Hat Linux 7.1Fixed RHSA-2003:043
Red Hat Linux 7.2Fixed RHSA-2003:043
Red Hat Linux 7.3Fixed RHSA-2003:043
Red Hat Linux 8.0Fixed RHSA-2003:043
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2003:009

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1277
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r6v9-q592-8mx9

References

Patch 2

Advisory 4

  • TI-2001-00982 Buffer overflow in WindowMaker (aka wmaker) 0.64 and earlier allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-1999-01013 Multiple buffer overflows in WindowMaker 0.52 through 0.60.0 allow attackers to cause a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-02584 Unspecified vulnerability in Window Maker 0.80.2 and earlier allows attackers to perform… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.0

Sources

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