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A vulnerability was found in FreeBSD 4/5 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function env_opt_add
of the component Telnet Client. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Buffer overflow in the slc_add_reply function in various BSD-based Telnet clients, when handling LINEMODE suboptions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a reply with a large number of Set Local Character (SLC) commands.
The bug was discovered 03/28/2005. The weakness was disclosed 03/28/2005 by Gaƫl Delalleau with iDEFENSE (Website). The advisory is shared for download at idefense.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-0469 since 02/18/2005. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 07/02/2019).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19270 (Debian DSA-765-1 : heimdal - buffer overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38522 (Multiple Vendor Telnet Client Information Disclosure Vulnerability).
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at ftp.FreeBSD.org. A possible mitigation has been published 5 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (19270). The entries 1310, 1308, 1313 and 1311 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Nessus ID: 19270
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-765-1 : heimdal - buffer overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 53528
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 697-1 (netkit-telnet)
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Patch: ftp.FreeBSD.org
Timeline
02/18/2005 🔍03/28/2005 🔍
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Sources
Product: freebsd.orgAdvisory: idefense.com⛔
Researcher: Gaël Delalleau
Organization: iDEFENSE
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-0469 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 12918 - Multiple Vendor Telnet Client LINEMODE Sub-Options Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 14763 - FreeBSD update for telnet, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 15094 - Multiple Telnet Client slc_add_reply function buffer overflow
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Entry
Created: 04/04/2005 10:29Updated: 07/02/2019 07:16
Changes: 04/04/2005 10:29 (87), 07/02/2019 07:16 (4)
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