7.3
HIGH
CVE-2003-0063
XFree86 xterm Terminal Emulator Command Injection Vulnerability
Description

The xterm terminal emulator in XFree86 4.2.0 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.

INFO

Published Date :

March 3, 2003, 5 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 29, 2024, 2:35 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.4

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2003-0063 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Xfree86_project x11r6

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2003-0063 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2003-0063 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Oct. 29, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE CISA-ADP CWE-150
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Aug. 22, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-150
    Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 15, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/15/1 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=104612710031920&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104612710031920&w=2
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 01, 2004

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2003-0063 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2003-0063 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.08 }} 0.00%

score

0.84325

percentile

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