7.3high
CVE-2003-0063
The xterm terminal emulator in XFree86 4.2.0 and earlier allows attackers to modify the window title via a certain character escape sequenc…
Published 23 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.3
v3.1 · CNA
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.4%
percentile 89%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
The xterm terminal emulator in XFree86 4.2.0 and earlier allows attackers to modify the window title via a certain character escape sequence and then insert it back to the command line in the user's terminal, e.g. when the user views a file containing the malicious sequence, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands.
CISA SSVC assessment
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
3.43% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- xfree86 xfree86
References
- debian.org /security/2003/dsa-380 · vendor-advisory, x_transferred
- redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2003-067.html · vendor-advisory, x_transferred
- redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2003-066.html · vendor-advisory, x_transferred
- marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=104612710031920&w=2 · mailing-list, x_transferred
- redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2003-064.html · vendor-advisory, x_transferred
- redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2003-065.html · vendor-advisory, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/6940 · vdb-entry, x_transferred
- iss.net /security_center/static/11414.php · vdb-entry, x_transferred
- archives.neohapsis.com /archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0093.html · mailing-list, x_transferred
- openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2024/06/15/1 · mailing-list, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2003-0063
- NVD: CVE-2003-0063
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