security flaw
Published Sep 1, 2004
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.39%
Description
The DEC UDK processing feature in the hanterm (hanterm-xf) terminal emulator before 2.0.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a certain character escape sequence that causes the terminal to enter a tight loop.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:071
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:071
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:071
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:070
Red Hat Linux 7.3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:070
Red Hat Linux 8.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:070
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:071
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:071 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:071 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:071 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:070 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:070 |
| Red Hat Linux 8.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:070 |
| Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:071 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00385) | 30.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00385) | 30.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00083) | 21.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 26.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 11, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 24.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 9, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 22.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 28.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (11)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0093.html mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCHVendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104612710031920&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11415.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/4918 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-070.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-071.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6944 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0079 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616957 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0079
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0079
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0093.html | mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCHVendor Advisory | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104612710031920&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11415.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/4918 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-070.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-071.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6944 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0079 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616957 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0079 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0079 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.