High severity · published Mar 3, 2003
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 sequence and then insert it back to the command…
7.3
CVSS
3.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.4% · higher than 89% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
X1
X11r6 · Xfree86 Project
4.0; 4.0.1; 4.0.3; 4.1.0; 4.2.0; 4.2.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0063
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0063
Vendor Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0093.html
marc.info
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104612710031920&w=2
www.debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-380
Vendor Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11414.php
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/15/1
www.redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-064.html
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