CVE catalog
CVE-2003-0021
eterm: CVE-2003-0021
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.21% · Oct 25, 2026
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 views a file containing the malicious sequence.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | eterm | sid | 0.9.6-7.3 | fixed |
| Debian | eterm | forky | 0.9.6-7.3 | fixed |
| Debian | eterm | bookworm | 0.9.6-7 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | eterm | source | sid | 0.9.2-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | eterm | source | forky | 0.9.2-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | eterm | source | bookworm | 0.9.2-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [eterm]Fixed
Details (2)
0.9.6-7· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.9.2-1dsa · eterm · debian · bookworm; dsa · eterm · debian · 12
0.9.6-7· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.9.2-1dsa · eterm · debian · bookworm; dsa · eterm · debian · 12
Observed: