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High
CVE-2005-0468
Heap-based buffer overflow in the env_opt_add function in telnet.c for...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.debian.de/security/2005/dsa-731
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20050405-01-P
- http://www.ubuntulinux.org/usn/usn-224-1
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2005-001-telnet.txt
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/341908
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57755-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12919
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000962
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-703
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101665-1
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:061
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9640
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14745
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-327.html
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:01.telnet.asc
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-330.html
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57761-1
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=221&type=vulnerabilities
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101671-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17899
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Vulnerable Versions:
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Timeline
Official Publish:
March 28th, 2005
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.