Description
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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2003-0062 | 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. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-08T01:43:35.381Z
Reserved: 2003-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2003-0066
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Status : Modified
Published: 2003-03-03T05:00:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627
Link: CVE-2003-0066
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD