CVE-2016-1888

Description

The telnetd service in FreeBSD 9.3, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, and 11.0 allows remote attackers to inject arguments to login and bypass authentication via vectors involving a "sequence of memory allocation failures."

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.75% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory freebsd.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:36.telnetd.asc vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037399 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1888?
CVE-2016-1888 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1888?
To fix CVE-2016-1888, 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-2016-1888 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-1888 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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