VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-0469
Buffer overflow in the slc_add_reply function in various BSD-based Telnet clients, when handling LINEMODE suboptions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a reply with a large number of Set Local Character (SLC) commands.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 8.87%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (8.87%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in the slc_add_reply function in various BSD-based Telnet clients, when handling LINEMODE suboptions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a reply with a large number of Set Local Character (SLC) commands.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 8.87% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ncsa/telnet
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:01.telnet.ascVendor Advisory
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20050405-01-PPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14745
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17899
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101665-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101671-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57755-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57761-1
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2005-001-telnet.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.de/security/2005/dsa-731
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-697Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-699Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-703Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-36.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=220&type=vulnerabilitiesPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/291924Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:061
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-327.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-330.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12918
- http://www.ubuntulinux.org/usn/usn-224-1
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9708
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:01.telnet.ascVendor Advisory
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20050405-01-PPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14745
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17899
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101665-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101671-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57755-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57761-1
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.