CVE-2003-0070
VTE, as used by default in gnome-terminal terminal emulator 2.2 and as an option in gnome...
CVE-2003-0070 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Gnome Gnome-terminal, published March 3, 2003. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.08%, the 81st percentile. Fixed in vte 1:0.11.10-1.
- Severity
- 6.8 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 2.08%EPSS, 81st percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
1:0.11.10-1vte +2 more
Description
VTE, as used by default in gnome-terminal terminal emulator 2.2 and as an option in gnome-terminal 2.0, 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
Affected products
Affected packages
What each source reports
NVD Score used
VTE, as used by default in gnome-terminal terminal emulator 2.2 and as an option in gnome-terminal 2.0, 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-2003-0070- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
VTE, as used by default in gnome-terminal terminal emulator 2.2 and as an option in gnome-terminal 2.0, 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-2003-0070- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2003-0066No score
VTE, as used by default in gnome-terminal terminal emulator 2.2 and as an option in gnome-terminal 2.0, 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-2003-0066- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mv26-jcw9-w5v8No score
VTE, as used by default in gnome-terminal terminal emulator 2.2 and as an option in gnome...
VTE, as used by default in gnome-terminal terminal emulator 2.2 and as an option in gnome-terminal 2.0, 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-mv26-jcw9-w5v8- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVNo score
VTE, as used by default in gnome-terminal terminal emulator 2.2 and as an option in gnome-terminal 2.0, 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-2003-0070- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2003-0070No score
VTE, as used by default in gnome-terminal terminal emulator 2.2 and as an option in gnome-terminal 2.0, 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
DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0070- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=104612710031920&w=2
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-053.html
iss.net/security_center/static/11414.php
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0093.html
seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2003/Mar/0010.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0070
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mv26-jcw9-w5v8
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2003-0070