CVE-2003-0022 describes a vulnerability in rxvt version 2.7.8, where its "screen dump" feature can be abused to overwrite arbitrary files. An attacker can achieve this by crafting a malicious character escape sequence that, when echoed to a user's terminal (e.g., by viewing a specially crafted file), triggers the file overwrite. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, and allows for partial integrity impact without requiring authentication or complex attack vectors. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code or significant community discussion has been identified for this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rxvt:rxvt:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rxvt:rxvt:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rxvt:rxvt:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rxvt:rxvt:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.7.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rxvt:rxvt:2.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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