CVE-2003-0023

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2003-03-03 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The menuBar feature in rxvt 2.7.8 allows attackers to modify menu options and execute arbitrary commands via a certain character escape sequence that inserts the commands into the menu.

Affected products

Rxvt: 2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.6.3, 2.6.4, 2.7.5, 2.7.6 (+2)

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0093.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104612710031920&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11416.php
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:034
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-054.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-055.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6947
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0093.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104612710031920&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11416.php
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:034
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-054.html

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