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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 2.1/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0093.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104612710031920&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-380
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11415.phpVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-064.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-065.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-066.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-067.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6950
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0093.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104612710031920&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-380
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11415.phpVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-064.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-065.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-066.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-067.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6950
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 3, 2003
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified