CVE-2003-0070
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.
Published:Feb 24, 2003
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Sep 1, 2004
EPSS Score:0.00635
CVSS Score:6.8
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Gnome
Product
Gnome-terminal
Gnome
Gnome-terminal
Vendor
Nalin Dahyabhai
Product
Vte
Nalin Dahyabhai
Vte
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Linux
Redhat
Linux
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Attack Vector
Network
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Privileges Required
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User Interaction
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Scope
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Integrity
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Availability
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