CVE-2003-0071
The DEC UDK processing feature in the xterm terminal emulator in XFree86 4.2.99.4 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a certain character escape sequence that causes the terminal to enter a tight loop.
Published:Feb 24, 2003
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Sep 1, 2004
EPSS Score:0.00082
CVSS Score:2.1
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Enterprise Linux
Redhat
Enterprise Linux
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Linux
Redhat
Linux
Vendor
Xfree86 Project
Product
X11r6
Xfree86 Project
X11r6
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
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References
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Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
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User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
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Confidentiality
None
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Integrity
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Availability
None
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