CVE-2003-0071

N/A Unknown

Published: March 03, 2003 Modified: April 16, 2026

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0093.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104612710031920&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-380

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11415.php

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-064.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-065.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-066.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-067.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6950

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0093.html