CVE-2005-0468

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.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 52.46% Top 5%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.debian.de/security/2005/dsa-731	vendor advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20050405-01-P	patch vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/usn/usn-224-1	vendor advisory
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2005-001-telnet.txt	patch vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/341908	third party advisory us government resource
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57755-1	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12919	vdb entry
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000962	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-703	patch vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101665-1	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:061	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9640	vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/14745	third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-327.html	patch vendor advisory
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:01.telnet.asc	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-330.html	patch vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57761-1	vendor advisory
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=221&type=vulnerabilities	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101671-1	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17899	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0468?: CVE-2005-0468 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-0468?: To fix CVE-2005-0468, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-0468 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-0468 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~52% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.