CVE-2003-0024

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Published Sep 1, 2004 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

The menuBar feature in aterm 0.42 allows attackers to modify menu options and execute arbitrary commands via a certain character escape sequence that inserts the commands into the menu.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:aterm:aterm:0.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-0024	The menuBar feature in aterm 0.42 allows attackers to modify menu options and execute arbitrary commands via a certain character escape sequence that inserts the commands into the menu.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.8% (1.829% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0093.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104612710031920&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11416.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6949

History

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Subscriptions

Aterm Aterm

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:36 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 1, 2004, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:36 AM
Reserved: Jan 7, 2003, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:01 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 3, 2003, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:01 PM

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