VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2003-0021
The "screen dump" feature in Eterm 0.9.1 and earlier 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.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 1.21%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.21%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The "screen dump" feature in Eterm 0.9.1 and earlier 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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.21% probability · 67th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- michael jennings/eterm
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0093.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104612710031920&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11413.phpVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:040
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6936
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0093.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104612710031920&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11413.phpVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:040
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6936
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.