CVE-2003-0022

The "screen dump" feature in rxvt 2.7.8 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.

Published: 2003-03-03 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2003-0022 is rated Moderate Risk (47.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.08%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-0022

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-07 0.76% 1.08% +0.33%
2 2025-03-30 1.13% 0.76% -0.37%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.13% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-0022

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2003-0022

OS Trackers for CVE-2003-0022

vendor priority summary link
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0022

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-0022

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
rxvt rxvt 2.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:rxvt:rxvt:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rxvt rxvt 2.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:rxvt:rxvt:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rxvt rxvt 2.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:rxvt:rxvt:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rxvt rxvt 2.6.4 cpe:2.3:a:rxvt:rxvt:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rxvt rxvt 2.7.5 cpe:2.3:a:rxvt:rxvt:2.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rxvt rxvt 2.7.6 cpe:2.3:a:rxvt:rxvt:2.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rxvt rxvt 2.7.7 cpe:2.3:a:rxvt:rxvt:2.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rxvt rxvt 2.7.8 cpe:2.3:a:rxvt:rxvt:2.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-0022

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