CVE-2003-0022
The "screen dump" feature in rxvt 2.7.8 allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a...
The "screen dump" feature in rxvt 2.7.8 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 rxvt 2.7.8 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-2003-0022- 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 rxvt 2.7.8 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-2003-0022- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2003-0022 No score
The "screen dump" feature in rxvt 2.7.8 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-2003-0022- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-87c4-rr7x-44q7 No score
The "screen dump" feature in rxvt 2.7.8 allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a...
The "screen dump" feature in rxvt 2.7.8 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-87c4-rr7x-44q7- 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-2003-0022 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 1.38%, the 72nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=104612710031920&w=2
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-054.html
securityfocus.com/bid/6938
iss.net/security_center/static/11413.php
mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:034
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0093.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0022
github.com/advisories/GHSA-87c4-rr7x-44q7