CVE catalog
CVE-2003-0063
xfree86 - buffer overflows, denial of service
- Severity
- Unknown
- Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 3.43% · Oct 25, 2026
The xterm terminal emulator in XFree86 4.2.0 and earlier 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. security flaw
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 | xfree86 | 3.0 | 4.1.0-16woody1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | xfree86 | deb | 3.0 | 4.1.0-16woody1 | Not reported | DSA-380 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
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