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Medium
CVE-2003-0022
The "screen dump" feature in rxvt 2.7.8 allows attackers to...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104612710031920&w=2
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-054.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6938
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-055.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11413.php
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:034
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0093.html
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
rxvt
Vulnerable Versions:
2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.6.3, 2.6.4, 2.7.5, 2.7.6, 2.7.7, 2.7.8
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 1st, 2004
Last Modified:
August 8th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.