High severity7.3NVD Advisory· Published Mar 3, 2003· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2003-0063
CVE-2003-0063
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.
Affected products
6cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
10- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0093.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/11414.phpnvdVendor Advisory
- marc.infonvd
- www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-380nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/15/1nvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-064.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-065.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-066.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-067.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/6940nvd
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