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CVE-2003-0071

Published: Sep 1, 2004Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-Other
2.1LOW
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 64.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

n/an/a
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
x11r6xfree86 project
On-prem
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
red hat inc.commercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
xfree86 projectoss-projectOperating Systemsaka x11r6, xfree86, xfree86 x

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-380
debian.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-067.html
redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-066.html
redhat.com
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Timeline

Published
Sep 1, 2004
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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