Vulnerability in Ncsa Telnet

CVE-2005-0469

Buffer overflow in the slc_add_reply function in various BSD-based Telnet clients, when handling LINEMODE suboptions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a reply with a large number of Set Local Character (SLC) commands.

EPSS: 0.086 (94.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2005-0469?
CVE-2005-0469 is a vulnerability in Ncsa Telnet. Published 2005-05-02.
Is CVE-2005-0469 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.