CVE-2005-0468

critical

Description

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

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9640

http://www.ubuntulinux.org/usn/usn-224-1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12919

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-330.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-327.html

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:061

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/341908

http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=221&type=vulnerabilities

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http://www.debian.de/security/2005/dsa-731

http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2005-001-telnet.txt

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57761-1

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http://secunia.com/advisories/17899

http://secunia.com/advisories/14745

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000962

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2005-05-02

Updated: 2025-04-03

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.52464

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