CVE-2003-0071 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the xterm terminal emulator, specifically affecting XFree86 4.2.99.4 and earlier versions, where a specially crafted character escape sequence can trigger a tight loop. This vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 2.1, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, leading only to a partial denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| 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:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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