National Vulnerability Database (NVD) National Vulnerability Database (CVE-2005-2040)

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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2005-2040

Original release date:06/20/2005

Last revised:09/05/2008

Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

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.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0 incomplete approximation):

CVSS v2 Base Score:5.0 (MEDIUM) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) (legend)

Impact Subscore: 2.9

Exploitability Subscore: 10.0

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

Access Vector: Network exploitable

Access Complexity: Low

Authentication: Not required to exploit

Impact Type:Allows unauthorized modification

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External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 15718

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/15718

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.pdc.kth.se/heimdal/advisory/2005-06-20/

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://www.pdc.kth.se/heimdal/advisory/2005-06-20/

External Source: SUSE

Name: SUSE-SA:2005:040

Hyperlink:http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_40_heimdal.html

External Source: GENTOO