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CVE-2003-0063
Published: Sep 1, 2004
Modified: Oct 29, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
DSA-380
vendor-advisory
RHSA-2003:067
vendor-advisory
RHSA-2003:066
vendor-advisory
20030224 Terminal Emulator Security Issues
mailing-list
RHSA-2003:064
vendor-advisory
RHSA-2003:065
vendor-advisory
6940
vdb-entry
20030224 Terminal Emulator Security Issues
mailing-list
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