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CVE-2003-0066

The rxvt terminal emulator 2.7.8 and earlier allows attackers to modify the window title via a certain character escape sequence and then insert it back to the command line in the user's terminal, e.g. when the user views a file containing the malicious sequence, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands.

  • Published: Mar 3, 2003
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2003-0066
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.5
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Software From Fixed in
rxvt / rxvt 2.7.5 2.7.5.x
rxvt / rxvt 2.6.4 2.6.4.x
rxvt / rxvt 2.7.8 2.7.8.x
rxvt / rxvt 2.6.1 2.6.1.x
rxvt / rxvt 2.7.6 2.7.6.x
rxvt / rxvt 2.7.7 2.7.7.x
rxvt / rxvt 2.6.2 2.6.2.x
rxvt / rxvt 2.6.3 2.6.3.x