Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 3, 2003· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2003-0021

Description

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.

Affected products

Michael Jennings/Eterm2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:michael_jennings:eterm:0.8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:michael_jennings:eterm:0.8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:michael_jennings:eterm:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0093.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
www.iss.net/security_center/static/11413.phpnvdVendor Advisory
marc.infonvd
www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisoriesnvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/6936nvd

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