CVE-2003-0023
The menuBar feature in rxvt 2.7.8 allows attackers to modify menu options and execute arbitrary...
The menuBar feature in rxvt 2.7.8 allows attackers to modify menu options and execute arbitrary commands via a certain character escape sequence that inserts the commands into the menu.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The menuBar feature in rxvt 2.7.8 allows attackers to modify menu options and execute arbitrary commands via a certain character escape sequence that inserts the commands into the menu.
- Record
CVE-2003-0023- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The menuBar feature in rxvt 2.7.8 allows attackers to modify menu options and execute arbitrary commands via a certain character escape sequence that inserts the commands into the menu.
- Record
CVE-2003-0023- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2003-0023 No score
The menuBar feature in rxvt 2.7.8 allows attackers to modify menu options and execute arbitrary commands via a certain character escape sequence that inserts the commands into the menu.
- Record
EUVD-2003-0023- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jmc5-rqrx-mmm9 No score
The menuBar feature in rxvt 2.7.8 allows attackers to modify menu options and execute arbitrary...
The menuBar feature in rxvt 2.7.8 allows attackers to modify menu options and execute arbitrary commands via a certain character escape sequence that inserts the commands into the menu.
- Record
GHSA-jmc5-rqrx-mmm9- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2003-0023 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Rxvt, published March 3, 2003. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.71%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=104612710031920&w=2
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-054.html
mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:034
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0093.html
securityfocus.com/bid/6947
iss.net/security_center/static/11416.php
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0023
github.com/advisories/GHSA-jmc5-rqrx-mmm9