Buffer overflow in libtelnet/encrypt.c in telnetd in FreeBSD 7.3 through 9.0, MIT Kerberos Version 5 Applications (aka krb5-appl) 1.0.2 and earlier, Heimdal 1.5.1 and earlier, GNU inetutils, and possibly other products allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long encryption key, as exploited in the wild in December 2011.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-2372-1 | heimdal security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-2373-1 | inetutils security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-2375-1 | krb5. krb5-appl security update |
Fixes
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: freebsd
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T00:16:35.035Z
Reserved: 2011-12-19T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2011-4862
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2011-12-25T01:55:02.210
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2011-4862
OpenCVE Enrichment
No data.
Debian DSA