The "screen dump" feature in Eterm 0.9.1 and earlier allows attackers to overwrite…
Priority LOW 25Published · 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 · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The "screen dump" feature in Eterm 0.9.1 and earlier allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a certain character escape sequence when it is echoed to a user's terminal, e.g. when the user views a file containing the malicious sequence.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01214 68th 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 · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:michael_jennings:eterm:0.8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.10 | Vulnerable | Michael Jennings |
| cpe:2.3:a:michael_jennings:eterm:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.1 | Vulnerable | Michael Jennings |
- cpe:2.3:a:michael_jennings:eterm:0.8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.10 Vulnerable ·Michael Jennings
- cpe:2.3:a:michael_jennings:eterm:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.1 Vulnerable ·Michael Jennings
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0021
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v6jh-gv6q-3h4r
References
More Michael Jennings Eterm vulnerabilities
- TI-2003-00064 The Eterm terminal emulator 0.9.1 and earlier allows attackers to modify the window title… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2000-00367 Vulnerability in eterm 0.8.8 in Debian GNU/Linux allows an attacker to gain root privileges. CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2000-00476 xterm, Eterm, and rxvt allow an attacker to cause a denial of service by embedding… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2002-00139 Buffer overflow in Eterm of Enlightenment Imlib2 1.0.4 and earlier allows local users to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6
- TI-2003-00360 Buffer overflow in Eterm 0.9.2 allows local users to gain privileges via a long ETERMPATH environment variable. CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6
Sources
- CVE-2003-0021 · CVE Program
- CVE-2003-0021 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v6jh-gv6q-3h4r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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