fkie_cve-2005-0468
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2005-05-02 04:00
Modified
2025-04-03 01:03
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orgftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:01.telnet.ascVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orgftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20050405-01-PPatch
cve@mitre.orghttp://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000962
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/14745
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/17899
cve@mitre.orghttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101665-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101671-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57755-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57761-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2005-001-telnet.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.de/security/2005/dsa-731
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-703Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=221&type=vulnerabilitiesVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/341908US Government Resource
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:061
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-327.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-330.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12919
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntulinux.org/usn/usn-224-1
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9640
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:01.telnet.ascVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20050405-01-PPatch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000962
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/14745
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/17899
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101665-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101671-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57755-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57761-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2005-001-telnet.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.de/security/2005/dsa-731
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-703Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=221&type=vulnerabilitiesVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/341908US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:061
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-327.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-330.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12919
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntulinux.org/usn/usn-224-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9640
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ncsa telnet c


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    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ncsa:telnet:c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "260BF25B-E86C-472B-8D4C-190F7E06FEF7",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2005-0468",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-03T01:03:51.193",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
      {
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "LOW",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "baseScore": 7.5,
          "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
          "version": "2.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 10.0,
        "impactScore": 6.4,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": true,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary",
        "userInteractionRequired": false
      }
    ]
  },
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}


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