CVE-2003-0023

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Summary

CVECVE-2003-0023
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2003-03-03 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionThe menuBar feature in rxvt 2.7.8 allows attackers to modify menu options and execute arbitrary commands via a certain character escape sequence that inserts the commands into the menu.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Rxvt Rxvt 2.6.1 All All All
Application Rxvt Rxvt 2.6.2 All All All
Application Rxvt Rxvt 2.6.3 All All All
Application Rxvt Rxvt 2.6.4 All All All
Application Rxvt Rxvt 2.7.5 All All All
Application Rxvt Rxvt 2.7.6 All All All
Application Rxvt Rxvt 2.7.7 All All All
Application Rxvt Rxvt 2.7.8 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0093.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory
Mandrakesoft Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandrakesoft.com
redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
marc.info af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
ISS X-Force Database:terminal-emulator-menu-modification(11416): Multiple vendor terminal emulator menuBar modification command execution af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.iss.net Vendor Advisory
redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
RXVT Menu Bar Escape Sequence Command Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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