Is CVE-2003-0021 actively exploited?

CVE-2003-0021 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-03.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2003-0021?

CVE-2003-0021 has a CVSS score of 5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2003-0021?

Patch guidance is available from michael jennings security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2003-0021.

CVE-2003-0021 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2003-0021?

2 products: michael jennings eterm, michael jennings eterm.

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: partial
Availability: none
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-Other

Metadata

Primary Vendor: MICHAEL_JENNINGS
Published: 3/3/2003
Last Modified: 4/3/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

michael_jennings : etermmichael_jennings : eterm

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2003-0021. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2003-0021

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CVE-2003-0021 vulnerability