CVE-2003-0022

Medium

Description

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.0
Exploit probability72. percentile1.4%
ProductRxvt
PublishedMar 3, 2003
First seenMar 3, 2003

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
rxvt rxvt2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.6.3, 2.6.4, 2.7.5, 2.7.6, 2.7.7, 2.7.8—

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