CVE-2003-0021

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    CVE-2003-0021

    Published: 3 Mar 2003Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

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

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High