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CVE-2005-0468

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2005-05-02 Modified: 2026-06-16

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 Platforms

Ncsa Telnet

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References