CVE-2003-0022 Information

Description

The \screen dump\ feature in rxvt 2.7.8 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 views a file containing the malicious sequence.

Reference

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0093.html http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104612710031920&w=2 http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11413.php http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:034 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-054.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-055.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6938