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01 Record

CVE-2003-0021

The "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

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 Description

The "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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
1.21% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 67.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector
No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2004-09-01 04:00Z22 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-08 01:36Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2003-01-07
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
No CWE assigned
Data version
5.1
Document digest
418ad5b092c5e1dc1fe9eaeb622ca60e1ddca6beb59add0f3f40d416fac4bbaf

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
michael_jenningsetermNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • eterm
    Fixed in 0.9.2-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • eterm
    Fixed in 0.9.2-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.