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CVE-2005-2040

Published: Jun 20, 2005 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2040
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

Multiple buffer overflows in the getterminaltype function in telnetd for Heimdal before 0.6.5 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-0468 and CVE-2005-0469.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
TelnetdTelnetd0.3f (including)0.3f (including)
TelnetdTelnetd0.4a (including)0.4a (including)
TelnetdTelnetd0.4b (including)0.4b (including)
TelnetdTelnetd0.4c (including)0.4c (including)
TelnetdTelnetd0.4d (including)0.4d (including)
TelnetdTelnetd0.4e (including)0.4e (including)
TelnetdTelnetd0.5.0 (including)0.5.0 (including)
TelnetdTelnetd0.5.1 (including)0.5.1 (including)
TelnetdTelnetd0.5.2 (including)0.5.2 (including)
TelnetdTelnetd0.5.3 (including)0.5.3 (including)
TelnetdTelnetd0.6 (including)0.6 (including)
TelnetdTelnetd0.6.1 (including)0.6.1 (including)
TelnetdTelnetd0.6.2 (including)0.6.2 (including)

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