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CVE-2003-0022 Details

Description

The "screen dump" feature in rxvt 2.7.8 allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a certain character escape sequence when it is echoed to a user's terminal, e.g. when the user views a file containing the malicious sequence.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0093.html CVEVendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104612710031920&w=2 CVE
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11413.php CVEVendor Advisory
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:034 CVE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-054.html CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
rxvt rxvt
2.6.1
2.6.2
2.6.3
2.6.4
2.7.5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:rxvt:rxvt:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rxvt:rxvt:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rxvt:rxvt:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rxvt:rxvt:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rxvt:rxvt:2.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rxvt:rxvt:2.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rxvt:rxvt:2.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rxvt:rxvt:2.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2003-0022
NVD Published Date:
Mar 3, 2003
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2003-0022 Details - Not Deferred