xterm, Eterm, and rxvt allow an attacker to cause a denial of service by embedding…
Priority LOW 28Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
xterm, Eterm, and rxvt allow an attacker to cause a denial of service by embedding certain escape characters which force the window to be resized.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02525 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:michael_jennings:eterm:0.8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.10 | Vulnerable | Michael Jennings |
| cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.48 | Vulnerable | PuTTY |
| cpe:2.3:a:rxvt:rxvt:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.1 | Vulnerable | Rxvt |
| cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3.3 | Vulnerable | Xfree86 Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | Xfree86 Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:michael_jennings:eterm:0.8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.10 Vulnerable ·Michael Jennings
- cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.48 Vulnerable ·PuTTY
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt:rxvt:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.1 Vulnerable ·Rxvt
- cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.3 Vulnerable ·Xfree86 Project
- cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Xfree86 Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2000-0476
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v649-2qq3-7mg9
References
Sources
- CVE-2000-0476 · CVE Program
- CVE-2000-0476 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v649-2qq3-7mg9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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