PuTTY Terminal Emulator Window Title Manipulation Vulnerability

CVE-2003-0069

What is CVE-2003-0069?

The vulnerability in the PuTTY terminal emulator version 0.53 enables attackers to exploit a flaw that allows manipulation of the window title through specific character escape sequences. When users view files containing these malicious sequences, it may provide the attacker an opportunity to insert executed commands back into the command line of the user's terminal, facilitating unauthorized actions or command execution.

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