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.

INFO

Published Date :

May 2, 2005, 4 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 20, 2024, 11:55 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2005-0468 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2005-0468 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ncsa telnet
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2005-0468.

URL Resource
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:01.telnet.asc Vendor Advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20050405-01-P Patch
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000962
http://secunia.com/advisories/14745
http://secunia.com/advisories/17899
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101665-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101671-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57755-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57761-1
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2005-001-telnet.txt Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.de/security/2005/dsa-731
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-703 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=221&type=vulnerabilities Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/341908 US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:061
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-327.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-330.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12919
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/usn/usn-224-1
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9640
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:01.telnet.asc Vendor Advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20050405-01-P Patch
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000962
http://secunia.com/advisories/14745
http://secunia.com/advisories/17899
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101665-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101671-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57755-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57761-1
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2005-001-telnet.txt Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.de/security/2005/dsa-731
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-703 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=221&type=vulnerabilities Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/341908 US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:061
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-327.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-330.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12919
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/usn/usn-224-1
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9640

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Imoro Umar Farouq's report on Internal Network Penetration Testing

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2005-0468 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2005-0468 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9640 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9640 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 07, 2005

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2005-0468 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2005-0468 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

93.76 }} -0.19%

score

0.99063

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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