Vulnerability in Ncsa Telnet
CVE-2005-0468
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.271 (98.0th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.271 · newest: 0.271 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Ncsa Telnet — versions c
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.debian.de/security/2005/dsa-731 (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntulinux.org/usn/usn-224-1 (vendor-advisory)
- web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2005-001-telnet.txt (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/341908 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/12919 (vdb-entry)
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/ (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-703 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do (vendor-advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2005-0468?
- CVE-2005-0468 is a vulnerability in Ncsa Telnet. Published 2005-05-02.
- Is CVE-2005-0468 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.