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CVE-2003-0022

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.

Published

2003-03-03T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application rxvt rxvt 2.6.1 Yes
Application rxvt rxvt 2.6.2 Yes
Application rxvt rxvt 2.6.3 Yes
Application rxvt rxvt 2.6.4 Yes
Application rxvt rxvt 2.7.5 Yes
Application rxvt rxvt 2.7.6 Yes
Application rxvt rxvt 2.7.7 Yes
Application rxvt rxvt 2.7.8 Yes
References