CVE-2003-0063 describes a vulnerability in the xterm terminal emulator, specifically in XFree86 4.2.0 and earlier versions. An attacker can manipulate the window title using a specially crafted character escape sequence, then inject this sequence back into the user's command line, potentially leading to arbitrary command execution. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.3 (HIGH), indicating a significant risk with a network-based attack vector and low complexity, allowing for partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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