CVE-2003-0069
The PuTTY terminal emulator 0.53 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,…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.20%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The PuTTY terminal emulator 0.53 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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.20% probability · 82th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- putty/putty
- 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/11414.phpVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/8347
- 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/11414.phpVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/8347
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.