CVEvulnerability
CVE-2003-0021
5.0 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2003-03-03
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Description
The "screen dump" feature in Eterm 0.9.1 and earlier allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a certain character escape sequence when it is echoed to a user's terminal, e.g. when the user views a file containing the malicious sequence.
Affected configurations
• michael jennings eterm 0.8.10
• michael jennings eterm 0.9.1
Related
Referenced by CWE · observed example (1)
- CWE-150 Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences weakness
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0093.html Vendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104612710031920&w=2 marc.info
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11413.php Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:040 www.mandrakesoft.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6936 www.securityfocus.com
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0093.html Vendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104612710031920&w=2 marc.info
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11413.php Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:040 www.mandrakesoft.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6936 www.securityfocus.com