CVE-2003-0071

Description

The DEC UDK processing feature in the xterm terminal emulator in XFree86 4.2.99.4 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a certain character escape sequence that causes the terminal to enter a tight loop.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.08%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory iss.net

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-380	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-067.html	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-066.html	vendor advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11415.php	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104612710031920&w=2	mailing list
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-064.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6950	vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-065.html	vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0093.html	mailing list vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-0071?: CVE-2003-0071 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-0071?: To fix CVE-2003-0071, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2003-0071 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2003-0071 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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