CVE-2003-0021
The "screen dump" feature in Eterm 0.9.1 and earlier allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary...
The "screen dump" feature in Eterm 0.9.1 and earlier allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a certain character escape sequence when it is echoed to a user's terminal, e.g. when the user views a file containing the malicious sequence.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The "screen dump" feature in Eterm 0.9.1 and earlier allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a certain character escape sequence when it is echoed to a user's terminal, e.g. when the user views a file containing the malicious sequence.
- Record
CVE-2003-0021- 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 "screen dump" feature in Eterm 0.9.1 and earlier allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a certain character escape sequence when it is echoed to a user's terminal, e.g. when the user views a file containing the malicious sequence.
- Record
CVE-2003-0021- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2003-0021 No score
The "screen dump" feature in Eterm 0.9.1 and earlier allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a certain character escape sequence when it is echoed to a user's terminal, e.g. when the user views a file containing the malicious sequence.
- Record
EUVD-2003-0021- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v6jh-gv6q-3h4r No score
The "screen dump" feature in Eterm 0.9.1 and earlier allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary...
The "screen dump" feature in Eterm 0.9.1 and earlier allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a certain character escape sequence when it is echoed to a user's terminal, e.g. when the user views a file containing the malicious sequence.
- Record
GHSA-v6jh-gv6q-3h4r- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
The "screen dump" feature in Eterm 0.9.1 and earlier allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a certain character escape sequence when it is echoed to a user's terminal, e.g. when the user views a file containing the malicious sequence.
- Record
CVE-2003-0021- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2003-0021 No score
The "screen dump" feature in Eterm 0.9.1 and earlier allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a certain character escape sequence when it is echoed to a user's terminal, e.g. when the user views a file containing the malicious sequence.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0021- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2003-0021 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Michael Jennings Eterm, published March 3, 2003. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.21%, the 68th percentile. Fixed in eterm 0.9.2-1.
References
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=104612710031920&w=2
mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:040
iss.net/security_center/static/11413.php
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0093.html
securityfocus.com/bid/6936
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0021
github.com/advisories/GHSA-v6jh-gv6q-3h4r
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2003-0021