CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-0066

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The rxvt terminal emulator 2.7.8 and earlier allows attackers to modify the window title via a certain character escape sequence, which could lead to inserting it back into the user's command line.

Risk Assessment

Attackers could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands in the user's terminal, posing a serious security threat to the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the rxvt terminal emulator to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

The rxvt terminal emulator 2.7.8 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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS