CVE-2005-0468

Published: May 2, 2005Modified: Apr 16, 2026

7.5

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Ncsa: Telnet

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Ncsa Telnet	Version c

References (40)

ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:01.telnet.asc (unsafe URL)

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20050405-01-P (unsafe URL)

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000962

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/14745

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/17899

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101665-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101671-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57755-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57761-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2005-001-telnet.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.debian.de/security/2005/dsa-731

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-703

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=221&type=vulnerabilities

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/341908

Source: cve@mitre.org

US Government Resource

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:061

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-327.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-330.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12919

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntulinux.org/usn/usn-224-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9640

Source: cve@mitre.org

ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:01.telnet.asc (unsafe URL)

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20050405-01-P (unsafe URL)

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

PatchVendor 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

PatchVendor 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

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-330.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchVendor 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

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9640

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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