VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2003-0022

CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.38%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2003-03-03
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Description

The "screen dump" feature in rxvt 2.7.8 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.

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