CVE-2003-0070 Command injection in n/a
Attackers can execute arbitrary commands by tricking users into viewing files with malicious escape sequences in GNOME Terminal.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2003-0070?
CVE-2003-0070 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Sep 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0070?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Gnome Gnome-Terminal, Nalin Dahyabhai Vte.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0070?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2003-0070 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0070 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0070, GHSA-mv26-jcw9-w5v8.