CVE-2018-20764
9.8
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD
Description
A buffer overflow exists in HelpSystems tcpcrypt on Linux, used for BoKS encrypted telnet through BoKS version 6.7.1. Since tcpcrypt is setuid, exploitation leads to privilege escalation.
Affected (1)
Products: Helpsystems: Boks
Configuration A
| Vulnerable Software | Affected Versions |
|---|---|
| From 6.6.0 to 6.7.1 |
| Running on/with | Platform Versions |
|---|---|
Linux Linux Kernel | All versions |
References (2)
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
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