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$ cve CVE-2003-1090 JSON

CVE-2003-1090 EXPLOIT

10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 11.6% (pctl 96)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

Description

Buffer overflow in AbsoluteTelnet before 2.12 RC10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long window title.

Scoring

CVSS10.0 (HIGH, v2.0)
VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS11.64% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs
On CISA KEVno
Public exploityes
Published2003-02-06
Last modified2026-06-16

Affected (1)

VendorProduct
celestial softwareabsolutetelnet

Public exploits

References

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