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CVE-2003-0068

HIGHEPSS 78th pctl
7.5
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

The Eterm terminal emulator 0.9.1 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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
etermDebian
Fixed in:0.9.2-6CVE-2003-0068
Fixed in:0.9.2-6CVE-2003-0068
Fixed in:0.9.2-6CVE-2003-0068

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

1.94%probability of exploitation in 30 days
78thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 78% of all known CVEs.

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