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.
Published 2003-03-03 05:00:00
Updated 2016-10-18 02:29:08
Source MITRE
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-0070

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.30%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 65 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2003-0070

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
6.8
MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
8.6
6.4
NIST

References for CVE-2003-0070

Products affected by CVE-2003-0070

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