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CVE-2003-0023 affects rxvt 2.7.8, a terminal emulator. A malicious escape sequence shown in the terminal could alter menu entries and cause arbitrary commands to run. This is mainly a legacy Linux/Unix workstation risk, but command execution in a terminal can affect the user account running it. Exposure is most likely on older systems or images still using rxvt 2.7.8. Modern environments may only be affected if legacy rxvt packages remain installed or embedded in administrative workstations, lab systems, or archived operating system builds. Treat as a targeted legacy hygiene issue, not an emergency from the supplied evidence. Prioritize environments where administrators may view untrusted output in old terminal emulators, because successful exploitation could run commands as that user. Mitigation focus: Inventory systems for rxvt 2.7.8 or legacy rxvt packages.; Check the referenced Red Hat and Mandrake advisories for fixed packages.; Replace unsupported rxvt builds with maintained vendor-supported terminal packages..
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