CVE-2001-0554
Buffer overflow in BSD-based telnetd telnet daemon on various operating systems allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a set of options including AYT (Are You There), which is not properly handled by the telrcv function.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 38.7%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Buffer overflow in BSD-based telnetd telnet daemon on various operating systems allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a set of options including AYT (Are You There), which is not properly handled by the telrcv function.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 38.75% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-120
- Affected
- mit/kerberos · mit/kerberos 5 · netkit/linux netkit · sgi/irix · freebsd/freebsd · ibm/aix · netbsd/netbsd · openbsd/openbsd · sun/solaris · sun/sunos · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:49.telnetd.ascBroken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2001-012.txt.ascBroken Link
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20010801-01-PBroken Link
- ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/openserver/CSSA-2001-SCO.10/CSSA-2001-SCO.10.txtBroken Link
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/hp/2001-q4/0014.htmlBroken Link
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000413Broken Link
- http://ftp.support.compaq.com/patches/.new/html/SSRT0745U.shtmlBroken Link
- http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3476Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/199496Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/199541Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/203000Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-030.0.txtBroken Link
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-21.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-131.shtmlBroken Link
- http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/catos-telrcv-vuln-pub.shtmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-070Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-075Third Party Advisory
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-068.php3Broken Link
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_029_nkitb_txt.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.osvdb.org/809Broken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-099.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-100.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/197804Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3064Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6875Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:49.telnetd.ascBroken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2001-012.txt.ascBroken Link
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20010801-01-PBroken Link
- ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/openserver/CSSA-2001-SCO.10/CSSA-2001-SCO.10.txtBroken Link
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/hp/2001-q4/0014.htmlBroken Link
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.