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CVE-2003-0066
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 2.0% 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 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.
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/11414.php
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:003
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-054.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-055.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/5137
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6953
- 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/11414.php
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:003
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