CVE-2005-0468

N/A Unknown
Published: May 02, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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 characters that require escaping, which consumers more memory than allocated.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-703
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/341908
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-327.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-330.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:01.telnet.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20050405-01-P
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000962
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/14745
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/17899
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101665-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101671-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57755-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57761-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2005-001-telnet.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.de/security/2005/dsa-731
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-703
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=221&type=vulnerabilities
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/341908
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:061
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-327.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-330.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12919
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/usn/usn-224-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

40 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
58.5%
98th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

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