CVE-2003-0021

NameCVE-2003-0021
DescriptionThe "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.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
eterm (PTS)bullseye0.9.6-6.1fixed
bookworm0.9.6-7fixed
sid0.9.6-7.2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
etermsource(unstable)0.9.2-1

Notes

According to upstream changelog and http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104612710031920&w=2
this is fixed in eterm 0.9.2

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