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.
EPSS: 0.271 (97.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Ncsa Telnet — versions c
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUNALERT)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CONECTIVA)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Patch, x_refsource_DEBIAN, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUNALERT)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRAKE)
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.