CVE-2003-0070

Current 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.

Evaluator Description

Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/77.html'CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')'

Referenced by CVEs:

CVE-2010-2713

Basic Data

Published	March 03, 2003
Last Modified	October 18, 2016
Assigner	cve@mitre.org
Data Type	CVE
Data Format	MITRE
Data Version	4.0
Problem Type	NVD-CWE-Other
CVE Data Version	4.0

Base Metric V2

CVSS 2 - Version	2.0
CVSS 2 - Vector String	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS 2 - Access Vector	NETWORK
CVSS 2 - Access Complexity	MEDIUM
CVSS 2 - Authentication	NONE
CVSS 2 - Confidentiality Impact	PARTIAL
CVSS 2 - Availability Impact	PARTIAL
CVSS 2 - Base Score	6.8
Severity	MEDIUM
Exploitability Score	8.6
Impact Score	6.4
Obtain All Privilege	false
Obtain User Privilege	false
Obtain Other Privilege	true

Base Metric V3

No data provided.

Configurations

AND

OR - Configuration 1

Cpe Version	Part	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	SW Edition	Target SW	Target HW	Other
2.3	Application	Nalin Dahyabhai	Vte	0.11.21	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
2.3	Application	Nalin Dahyabhai	Vte	0.12.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
2.3	Application	Nalin Dahyabhai	Vte	0.14.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
2.3	Application	Nalin Dahyabhai	Vte	0.15.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
2.3	Application	Nalin Dahyabhai	Vte	0.16.14	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
2.3	Application	Nalin Dahyabhai	Vte	0.17.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
2.3	Application	Nalin Dahyabhai	Vte	0.20.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
2.3	Application	Nalin Dahyabhai	Vte	0.22.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
2.3	Application	Nalin Dahyabhai	Vte	0.24.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
2.3	Application	Nalin Dahyabhai	Vte	0.25.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

OR Running on/with:

Cpe Version	Part	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	SW Edition	Target SW	Target HW	Other	Version Start Including	Version End Including	Version Start Excluding	Version End Excluding
2.3	Application	Gnome	Gnome-terminal	2.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
2.3	Application	Gnome	Gnome-terminal	2.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

Vulnerable Software List

Vendor	Product	Versions
Nalin Dahyabhai	Vte	0.11.21, 0.12.2, 0.14.2, 0.15.0, 0.16.14, 0.17.4, 0.20.5, 0.22.5, 0.24.3, 0.25.1
Gnome	Gnome-terminal	2.0, 2.2

References

Name	Source	URL	Tags
20030224 Terminal Emulator Security Issues	http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0093.html	VULNWATCH	Vendor Advisory
20030224 Terminal Emulator Security Issues	http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104612710031920&w=2	BUGTRAQ
GLSA-200303-2	http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2003/Mar/0010.html	GENTOO
terminal-emulator-window-title(11414)	http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11414.php	XF	Vendor Advisory
RHSA-2003:053	http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-053.html	REDHAT