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CVE-2003-0070
VTE, as used by default in gnome-terminal terminal emulator 2.2 and as an option in gnome-terminal 2.0, allows attackers to modify the…
Medium6.8EPSS 2.1%
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- mitre
Description
VTE, as used by default in gnome-terminal terminal emulator 2.2 and as an option in gnome-terminal 2.0, 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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.1% · top 18% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
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Affected products
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References (5)
- 20030224 Terminal Emulator Security Issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- RHSA-2003:053 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- terminal-emulator-window-title(11414) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20030224 Terminal Emulator Security Issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCHx_transferred
- GLSA-200303-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
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