CVE-2003-0079
The DEC UDK processing feature in the hanterm (hanterm-xf) terminal emulator before 2.0.5 allows...
The DEC UDK processing feature in the hanterm (hanterm-xf) terminal emulator before 2.0.5 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 hanterm (hanterm-xf) terminal emulator before 2.0.5 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-2003-0079- 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 hanterm (hanterm-xf) terminal emulator before 2.0.5 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-2003-0079- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2003-0075 No score
The DEC UDK processing feature in the hanterm (hanterm-xf) terminal emulator before 2.0.5 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-2003-0075- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-25m3-g4xm-g7jw No score
The DEC UDK processing feature in the hanterm (hanterm-xf) terminal emulator before 2.0.5 allows...
The DEC UDK processing feature in the hanterm (hanterm-xf) terminal emulator before 2.0.5 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-25m3-g4xm-g7jw- 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-2003-0079 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Hanterm Hanterm-xf, published March 3, 2003. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 32nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
iss.net/security_center/static/11415.php
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=104612710031920&w=2
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-071.html
osvdb.org/4918
securityfocus.com/bid/6944
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0093.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0079
github.com/advisories/GHSA-25m3-g4xm-g7jw