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CVE-2005-0468 EXPLOIT

7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 27.1% (pctl 98)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

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.

Scoring

CVSS7.5 (HIGH, v2.0)
VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS27.07% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs
On CISA KEVno
Public exploityes
Published2005-05-02
Last modified2026-06-16

Affected (1)

VendorProduct
ncsatelnet

Public exploits

SourceTitleDate
exploit-dbMultiple Vendor Telnet Client - Env_opt_add Heap Buffer Overflow2005-03-28

References

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