CVE-2005-0468
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 27.07% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 97.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2005-03-28 05:00Z21 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 21:13Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2005-02-18
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- b2afcc16da664a01ac278e848da5d81e8524b84b53865adff3b9bf36e2d1ecdc
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.debian.deDSA-731http://www.debian.de/security/2005/dsa-731
- patches.sgi.com20050405-01-Pftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20050405-01-P
- www.ubuntulinux.orgUSN-224-1http://www.ubuntulinux.org/usn/usn-224-1
- web.mit.eduhttp://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2005-001-telnet.txt
- www.kb.cert.orgVU#341908http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/341908
- sunsolve.sun.com57755http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57755-1
- www.securityfocus.com12919http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12919
- distro.conectiva.com.brCLA-2005:962http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000962
- www.debian.orgDSA-703http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-703
- sunsolve.sun.com101665http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101665-1
- www.mandriva.comMDKSA-2005:061http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:061
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:9640https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9640
- secunia.com14745http://secunia.com/advisories/14745
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2005:327http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-327.html
- ftp.freebsd.orgFreeBSD-SA-05:01.telnetftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:01.telnet.asc
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2005:330http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-330.html
- sunsolve.sun.com57761http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57761-1
- www.idefense.com20050328 Multiple Telnet Client env_opt_add() Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilityhttp://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=221&type=vulnerabilities
- sunsolve.sun.com101671http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101671-1
- secunia.com17899http://secunia.com/advisories/17899
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- krb5 Fixed in 1.3.6-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- krb5 Fixed in 1.3.6-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- krb5 Fixed in 1.3.6-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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