Description
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.
References
- 20030224 Terminal Emulator Security Issues mailing-list
- RHSA-2003:054 vendor-advisory
- 6938 vdb-entry
- RHSA-2003:055 vendor-advisory
- terminal-emulator-screen-dump(11413) vdb-entry
- MDKSA-2003:034 vendor-advisory
- 20030224 Terminal Emulator Security Issues mailing-list