VDB
CVE-2003-0070
CVE-2003-0070
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.800000190734863 MEDIUM
VTE, as used by default in gnome-terminal terminal emulator 2.2 and as an option in gnome-terminal 2.0, 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.
EPSS 0.63% · 70.8th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 2.0
6.800000190734863
EPSS Score
0.63%
70.8th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| gnome | gnome-terminal | 2.2, 2.0 |
| nalin_dahyabhai | vte | 0.15.0, 0.17.4, 0.20.5 |
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
Timeline
- Mar 3, 2003 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 3, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- 20030224 Terminal Emulator Security Issues mailing-list
- RHSA-2003:053 vendor-advisory
- terminal-emulator-window-title(11414) vdb
- 20030224 Terminal Emulator Security Issues mailing-list
- GLSA-200303-2 vendor-advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0070 advisory