Input validation error in Rxvt - CVE-2000-0476

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Input validation error in Rxvt - CVE-2000-0476

Published: July 22, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU94647
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2000-0476
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vendor: Rxvt.org
Affected software:
Rxvt

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can trick the victim to insert certain characters that force the window to be resized and crash the terminal.


How to mitigate CVE-2000-0476

Install updates from vendor's website.

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