VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-47765
AbsoluteTelnet 11.24 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by manipulating username and error report fields.
MEDIUM 6.7EPSS 0.20%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.20%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
AbsoluteTelnet 11.24 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by manipulating username and error report fields. Attackers can trigger the crash by inserting 1000 characters into the username or email address fields, causing the application to become unresponsive.
- CVSS 4.0
- 6.7 MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 0.20% probability · 10th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- celestialsoftware/absolutetelnet
- Source
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
References
- https://www.celestialsoftware.net/Product
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50510Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.