XFree86 X11r6 up to 4.2.1 xterm privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in XFree86 X11r6 up to 4.2.1. This affects an unknown function of the component xterm. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2003-0063. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in XFree86 X11r6 up to 4.2.1. Affected is an unknown function of the component xterm. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The xterm terminal emulator in XFree86 4.2.0 and earlier allows attackers to modify the window title via a certain character escape sequence and then insert it back to the command line in the user s terminal, e.g. when the user views a file containing the malicious sequence, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands.

The weakness was published 03/03/2003 by H D Moore (DiGiT) with Digital Defense (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2003-0063. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 45373 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2010-002)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117331 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2010-002 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2010-03-29-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 8 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (11414), Tenable (45373), SecurityFocus (BID 6940†), OSVDB (60279†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-15119†). Similar entries are available at VDB-20155, VDB-20156, VDB-20157 and VDB-20158. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 45373
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2010-002)
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OpenVAS ID: 53665
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 380-1 (xfree86)
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: H D Moore (DiGiT)
Organization: Digital Defense
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2003-0063 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0063
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20160
X-Force: 11414
SecurityFocus: 6940 - XTerm Window Title Reporting Escape Sequence Command Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: 60279 - XFree86 xterm Window Title Escape Sequence Arbitrary Command Execution
Vulnerability Center: 15119 - XFree86 4.2.0 xterm Terminal Emulator Allows Remote Code Execution, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/07/2014 18:05
Updated: 02/02/2025 04:25
Changes: 08/07/2014 18:05 (73), 07/19/2019 09:56 (4), 06/15/2024 13:25 (17), 08/22/2024 17:58 (11), 02/02/2025 04:25 (4)
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