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eterm — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0021

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.

Products
eterm
Affected versions
0.7-1, 0.8.10-10, 0.8.7-0.4, 0.8.7-0.4.1, 0.9.2-0pre2002042903, 0.9.2-0pre2002042903.3
Fixed versions
0.9.2-1
CVEs
CVE-2003-0021
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 20:19 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0021

core-osv · Original source

Published 3 Mar 2003, 05:00 UTC

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.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0021

eterm

Fixed versions: 0.9.2-1

eterm

Fixed versions: 0.9.2-1

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0021",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0021",
    "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0021",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "eterm",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "0.9.2-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "eterm",
          "evidence": "/affected/1/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "0.9.2-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/1/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": [
          {
            "value": "0.7-1",
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          },
          {
            "value": "0.8.10-10",
            "evidence": "/affected/1/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "0.8.7-0.4",
            "evidence": "/affected/1/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "0.8.7-0.4.1",
            "evidence": "/affected/1/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "0.9.2-0pre2002042903",
            "evidence": "/affected/1/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "0.9.2-0pre2002042903.3",
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          }
        ]
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    ],
    "severity": "unknown",
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              ]
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          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "eterm",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/eterm?arch=source&distro=bookworm",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:12"
          },
          "database_specific": {
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          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
        },
        {
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                },
                {
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                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "eterm",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/eterm?arch=source&distro=forky",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:14"
          },
          "versions": [
            "0.7-1",
            "0.8.10-10",
            "0.8.7-0.4",
            "0.8.7-0.4.1",
            "0.9.2-0pre2002042903",
            "0.9.2-0pre2002042903.3"
          ],
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          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-22T23:47:32.554770913Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2003-0021"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2003-0021"
      ]
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2003-0021",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 410814,
  "published_at": "2003-03-03T05:00:00+00:00"
}