xterm: arbitrary command injection
Published Jan 2, 2009
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.94%
Description
CRLF injection vulnerability in xterm allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via LF (aka \n) characters surrounding a command name within a Device Control Request Status String (DECRQSS) escape sequence in a text file, a related issue to CVE-2003-0063 and CVE-2003-0071.
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
hanterm-xf-1:2.0.5-5.AS21.2
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0019
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
xterm-0:179-11.EL3
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0018
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
xterm-0:192-8.el4_7.2
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0018
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xterm-0:215-5.el5_2.2
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0018
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | hanterm-xf-1:2.0.5-5.AS21.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0019 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | xterm-0:179-11.EL3 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0018 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | xterm-0:192-8.el4_7.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0018 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xterm-0:215-5.el5_2.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0018 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
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No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
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AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.94% (0.04944) | 91.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.97% (0.04974) | 91.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 5.22% (0.05222) | 90.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 1.78% (0.01777) | 81.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 9.85% (0.09854) | 92.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 19.48% (0.19485) | 92.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 9.85% (0.09854) | 92.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.34% (0.01340) | 86.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 7, 2024 | 1.19% (0.01186) | 85.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 23, 2023 | 1.31% (0.01314) | 84.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 7, 2023 | 1.19% (0.01189) | 82.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.90% (0.00903) | 80.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 81.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 62.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
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