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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2005-2040

Multiple buffer overflows in the getterminaltype function in telnetd for Heimdal before 0.6.5 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-0468 and CVE-2005-0469.

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 2.84%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.84%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the getterminaltype function in telnetd for Heimdal before 0.6.5 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-0468 and CVE-2005-0469.

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS
2.84% probability · 86th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
telnetd/telnetd
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.