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CVE-2003-0023

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2003-0023 describes a vulnerability in rxvt 2.7.8 where the menuBar feature allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This is achieved by inserting malicious commands into menu options via a specific character escape sequence. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with a network attack vector, low complexity, and potential for partial integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit tools like Metasploit or ExploitDB entries, and it has received minimal community or media attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.71%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
75.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0171 is in the 61st percentile among its peer group of 23,690 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (9)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 6.2
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 7.0
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 7.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 7.2
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 7.3
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2003-0023Important

security flaw

Feb 24, 2003

References

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0093.html
Vendor Advisory
marc.info
iss.net / security_center/static/11416.php
Vendor Advisory
mandrakesoft.com / security/advisories
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2003-054.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2003-055.html
securityfocus.com / bid/6947