telnetd-ssl 0.17.17 0.1.1/0.17.17 0.1.2 telnetd memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in telnetd-ssl 0.17.17 0.1.1/0.17.17 0.1.2 (Remote Access Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component telnetd. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Format string vulnerability in telnetd-ssl 0.17 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

The bug was discovered 12/23/2004. The weakness was released 12/23/2004 by Joel Eriksson as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-0998 since 11/02/2004. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 16047 (Debian DSA-616-1 : netkit-telnet-ssl - format string), 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (18654) and Tenable (16047).

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 16047
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-616-1 : netkit-telnet-ssl - format string
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OpenVAS ID: 53300
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 616-1 (netkit-telnet-ssl)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Joel Eriksson
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-0998 (🔍)
X-Force: 18654
Vulnerability Center: 8203 - Netkit Linux Netkit 0.17.17 Allows Gaining Root Access via telnetd-ssl, Critical
SecurityFocus: 12085 - SSLTelnetd Unspecified Format String Vulnerability
Secunia: 13663 - Debian update for netkit-telnet-ssl, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 12574 - Telnetd - Format String Issue

Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2015 13:26
Updated: 06/02/2019 06:48
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:26 (69), 06/02/2019 06:48 (11)
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