TI-2003-00021 Aliases CVE-2003-0024 GHSA-jp38-6jm8-629g

The menuBar feature in aterm 0.42 allows attackers to modify menu options and execute…

LOW 36Published 2004-09-01 · Updated 2024-08-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The menuBar feature in aterm 0.42 allows attackers to modify menu options and execute arbitrary commands via a certain character escape sequence that inserts the commands into the menu.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01829 78th 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 · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:aterm:aterm:0.42:::::::*	0.42	Vulnerable	Aterm

cpe:2.3:a:aterm:aterm:0.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.42 Vulnerable ·Aterm

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0024
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jp38-6jm8-629g

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

20030224 Terminal Emulator Security Issues

TI-2003-00063 The aterm terminal emulator 0.42 allows attackers to modify the window title via a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2008-01095 rxvt 2.6.4 opens a terminal window on :0 if the DISPLAY environment variable is not set… CVSS 2.0LOW 3.7

Sources

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