CVE-2003-0066 describes a vulnerability in rxvt terminal emulator versions 2.7.8 and earlier, where a malicious character escape sequence can modify the window title and then inject it back into the command line. This allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands if a user views a specially crafted file. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding 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:P/I:P/A:P
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