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CVE-2005-0468

Multiple Vendor Telnet Client - Env_opt_add Heap Buffer Overflow

Severity Score

9.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Heap-based buffer overflow in the env_opt_add function in telnet.c for various BSD-based Telnet clients allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via responses that contain a large number of characters that require escaping, which consumers more memory than allocated.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2005-02-18 CVE Reserved
  • 2005-03-28 CVE Published
  • 2005-03-28 First Exploit
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
References (23)
URL Tag Source
http://secunia.com/advisories/14745 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17899 Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/341908 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12919 Vdb Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9640 Signature
URL Date SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25303 2005-03-28
URL Date SRC
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20050405-01-P 2017-10-11
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2005-001-telnet.txt 2017-10-11
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-703 2017-10-11
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-327.html 2017-10-11
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-330.html 2017-10-11
URL Date SRC
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:01.telnet.asc 2017-10-11
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000962 2017-10-11
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101665-1 2017-10-11
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101671-1 2017-10-11
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57755-1 2017-10-11
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57761-1 2017-10-11
http://www.debian.de/security/2005/dsa-731 2017-10-11
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=221&type=vulnerabilities 2017-10-11
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:061 2017-10-11
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/usn/usn-224-1 2017-10-11
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-0468 2005-03-30
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617527 2005-03-30
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Ncsa
Search vendor "Ncsa"
 Telnet
Search vendor "Ncsa" for product "Telnet"
 c
Search vendor "Ncsa" for product "Telnet" and version "c"
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Affected