CVE-2003-0079 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service in the hanterm terminal emulator by sending a specific character escape sequence that triggers a tight loop.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2003-0079?
CVE-2003-0079 is a low-severity denial of service 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
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0079?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hanterm Hanterm-Xf.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0079?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0079 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2003-0079 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0079 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-25m3-g4xm-g7jw.