A vulnerability was found in GoodTech Telnet Server Nt 2.2.1 (Remote Access Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Login Name Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in GoodTech Telnet Server NT allows remote users to cause a denial of service via a long login name.

The weakness was shared 12/06/1999 by Ussr Labs (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-1999-0991. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (3948). The entry 14942 is related to this item.

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• Remote Access Software

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• GoodTech

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• Telnet Server Nt

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• 2.2.1

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