CVE-2003-0077
The hanterm (hanterm-xf) terminal emulator 2.0.5 and earlier, and possibly later versions, allows...
The hanterm (hanterm-xf) terminal emulator 2.0.5 and earlier, and possibly later versions, 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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The hanterm (hanterm-xf) terminal emulator 2.0.5 and earlier, and possibly later versions, 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.
- Record
CVE-2003-0077- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The hanterm (hanterm-xf) terminal emulator 2.0.5 and earlier, and possibly later versions, 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.
- Record
CVE-2003-0077- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2003-0073 No score
The hanterm (hanterm-xf) terminal emulator 2.0.5 and earlier, and possibly later versions, 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.
- Record
EUVD-2003-0073- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gwqj-g44r-mg5c No score
The hanterm (hanterm-xf) terminal emulator 2.0.5 and earlier, and possibly later versions, allows...
The hanterm (hanterm-xf) terminal emulator 2.0.5 and earlier, and possibly later versions, 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.
- Record
GHSA-gwqj-g44r-mg5c- 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-2003-0077 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Hanterm Hanterm-xf, published March 18, 2003. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.94%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=104612710031920&w=2
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-071.html
iss.net/security_center/static/11414.php
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0093.html
osvdb.org/4917
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0077
github.com/advisories/GHSA-gwqj-g44r-mg5c