CVE-2003-0071
The DEC UDK processing feature in the xterm terminal emulator in XFree86 4.2.99.4 and earlier...
The DEC UDK processing feature in the xterm terminal emulator in XFree86 4.2.99.4 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a certain character escape sequence that causes the terminal to enter a tight loop.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The DEC UDK processing feature in the xterm terminal emulator in XFree86 4.2.99.4 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a certain character escape sequence that causes the terminal to enter a tight loop.
- Record
CVE-2003-0071- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The DEC UDK processing feature in the xterm terminal emulator in XFree86 4.2.99.4 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a certain character escape sequence that causes the terminal to enter a tight loop.
- Record
CVE-2003-0071- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2003-0067 No score
The DEC UDK processing feature in the xterm terminal emulator in XFree86 4.2.99.4 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a certain character escape sequence that causes the terminal to enter a tight loop.
- Record
EUVD-2003-0067- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xv76-8jhj-2c53 No score
The DEC UDK processing feature in the xterm terminal emulator in XFree86 4.2.99.4 and earlier...
The DEC UDK processing feature in the xterm terminal emulator in XFree86 4.2.99.4 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a certain character escape sequence that causes the terminal to enter a tight loop.
- Record
GHSA-xv76-8jhj-2c53- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
xfree86Debian:3.0 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 4.1.0-16woody1 | 4.1.0-16woody1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2003-0071 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Xfree86 Project X11r6, published March 3, 2003. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.42%, the 36th percentile. No source names a fixed version.