CVE-2003-0079

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% 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 DEC UDK processing feature in the hanterm (hanterm-xf) terminal emulator before 2.0.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a certain character escape sequence that causes the terminal to enter a tight loop.

Affected products

Hanterm-Xf: 2.0

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/11415.php
http://www.osvdb.org/4918
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-070.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-071.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6944
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/11415.php
http://www.osvdb.org/4918
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-070.html

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