CVE-2003-0021 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2004-09-01

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:michael_jennings:eterm:0.8.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:michael_jennings:eterm:0.9.1:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-0021	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0088.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0093.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104612710031920&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11413.php
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:040
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6936

History

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Michael Jennings Eterm

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-09-01T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:36:25.377Z

Reserved: 2003-01-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-0021

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-03-03T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2003-0021

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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