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CVE-2003-0071 Detail

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.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  03/03/2003

Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 2.1 LOW
Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 3.9

Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Partial
Additional Information:
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink Resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0093.html Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104612710031920&w=2
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-380
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11415.php Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-064.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-065.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-066.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-067.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6950

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2003-0071
NVD Published Date:
03/03/2003
NVD Last Modified:
10/17/2016