CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-0067

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The aterm terminal emulator 0.42 allows attackers to modify the window title via a certain character escape sequence, which could lead to inserting it back into the command line in the user's terminal.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the victim's system, posing a serious security threat.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the aterm terminal emulator to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor the system for unauthorized activities.

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Original NVD description (English source)

The aterm terminal emulator 0.42 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