CVE-2003-0063
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
03/03/2003
Last modified:
03/04/2025
Description
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.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.30
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
7.50
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0093.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104612710031920&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-380
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11414.php
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/15/1
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-064.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-065.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-066.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-067.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6940
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0093.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104612710031920&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-380
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11414.php
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/15/1
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-064.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-065.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-066.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-067.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6940