7.5

CVE-2003-0063: xfree86_project x11r6

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
Published 01-09-2004Last modified 29-10-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2003-0063 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in xfree86_project x11r6. EPSS estimates a 3.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.43%
0%100%
Low · +0.03 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
DSA-380

Timeline

  1. 01-09-2004
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 29-10-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.43%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

89%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.03 pp

From 3.40% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
3.43%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Xfree86_project1 product
  • x11r64.0 | 4.0.1 | 4.0.3 | 4.1.0 | 4.2.0 | 4.2.1

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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