Vulnerability Report

CVE-2003-0063

RCE

Title: XFree86 xterm window title character escape sequence RCE

RCE

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2003-0063.

CWE Category NVD-CWE-noinfo
Published Date Mar 03, 2003
Modified Date Jun 16, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 7.3 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
3.40%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2003-0063: The xterm terminal emulator in XFree86 4.2.0 and earlier 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.

Impacted Vendors

X
xfree86_project 1
X
x.org 1

Reference Links

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0093.html http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104612710031920&w=2 http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-380 http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11414.php http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/15/1 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-064.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-065.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-066.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-067.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6940 http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0093.html http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104612710031920&w=2 http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-380 http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11414.php http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/15/1 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-064.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-065.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-066.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-067.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6940
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Severity HIGH
7.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.5
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2003-0063 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.