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Status published
Medium
CVE-2005-2040
Multiple buffer overflows in the getterminaltype function in telnetd for...
Vulnerability Description
Multiple buffer overflows in the getterminaltype function in telnetd for Heimdal before 0.6.5 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-0468 and CVE-2005-0469.
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
Affected Vendor
telnetd
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telnetd
Vulnerable Versions:
0.3f, 0.4a, 0.4b, 0.4c, 0.4d, 0.4e, 0.5.0, 0.5.1, 0.5.2, 0.5.3, 0.6, 0.6.1, 0.6.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 21st, 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.