CVE DATABASE / CVE-2003-0022
CVE-2003-0022
CVSS 5 · MEDIUM
Summary
The "screen dump" feature in rxvt 2.7.8 allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a certain character escape sequence when it is echoed to a user's terminal, e.g. when the user views a file containing the malicious sequence.
CVSS 2.0 breakdown
| Base score | 5 (MEDIUM) |
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity | PARTIAL |
| Availability | NONE |
Affected products
Rxvt rxvt
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References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0093.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104612710031920&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11413.php
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:034
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-054.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-055.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6938
Data: NIST NVD. NVD last modified 2026-04-16. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.