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CVE-2005-0468

high · 7.5

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.

7.5
CVSS
27.1%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
98th
EPSS percentile
2005-05-02
Published

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
ncsatelnetc

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