Buffer overflow in Mac-Telnet Project
CVE-2016-7115
Buffer overflow in the handle_packet function in mactelnet.c in the client in MAC-Telnet 0.4.3 and earlier allows remote TELNET servers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in an MT_CPTYPE_PASSSALT control packet.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.046 (91.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.046 · newest: 0.046 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/haakonnessjoen/MAC-Telnet/commit/b69d11727d4f0f8cf719c79e3fb700f55ca… (Patch, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/haakonnessjoen/MAC-Telnet/pull/20 (Patch, Issue Tracking)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92699 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-7115?
- CVE-2016-7115 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mac-Telnet Project, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-08-30.
- How severe is CVE-2016-7115?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-7115 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.