CVE-2003-0021

medium

Description

The "screen dump" feature in Eterm 0.9.1 and earlier 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.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6936

http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:040

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11413.php

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104612710031920&w=2

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0093.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2003-03-03

Updated: 2025-04-03

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N