Vulnerability in Xfree86 Project X11r6
CVE-2003-0063
The xterm terminal emulator in XFree86 4.2.0 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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.034 (88.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 88.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.034 · newest: 0.034 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Xfree86 Project X11r6 — versions 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.3
References
- www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-380 (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-067.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-066.html (vendor-advisory)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-064.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-065.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/6940 (vdb-entry)
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/11414.php (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0093.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/15/1 (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2003-0063?
- CVE-2003-0063 is a high-severity vulnerability in Xfree86 Project X11r6. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2003-03-03.
- How severe is CVE-2003-0063?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.