CVE-2003-0070 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2003-0070: VTE, as used by default in gnome-terminal terminal emulator 2.2 and as an option in gnome-terminal 2.0, allows attackers to modify the window title via a certain character escape sequence and then insert it back to the command line in the user's terminal, e.g. when the user views a file containing t

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2003-0070 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

vte→ fixed in1:0.11.10-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y vte
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

vte→ fixed in1:0.11.10-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y vte
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

vte→ fixed in1:0.11.10-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y vte
```

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