CVE-2026-129122

C-Kermit 6.0.192 before 11.1.515 Buffer Overflow via Telnet NEW-ENVIRON Negotiation

Published Nov 13, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 7.7 High EPSS n/a KEV · Not listed
Description
C-Kermit 6.0.192 before 11.1.515 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in tn_snenv() in ckctel.c that allows malicious Telnet servers to corrupt client memory via crafted NEW-ENVIRON SEND subnegotiation. Malicious or machine-in-the-middle servers can send oversized variable names before authentication, overflowing a 16-byte stack buffer and a miscomputed heap buffer to corrupt stack and heap memory.

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Type Values Removed Values Added
Description C-Kermit 6.0.192 before 11.1.515 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in tn_snenv() in ckctel.c that allows malicious Telnet servers to corrupt client memory via crafted NEW-ENVIRON SEND subnegotiation. Malicious or machine-in-the-middle servers can send oversized variable names before authentication, overflowing a 16-byte stack buffer and a miscomputed heap buffer to corrupt stack and heap memory.
Title C-Kermit 6.0.192 before 11.1.515 Buffer Overflow via Telnet NEW-ENVIRON Negotiation
Weaknesses CWE-787
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Nov 13, 2026, 4:23 PM
Reserved
Nov 13, 2026, 4:01 PM
Status
Received
Published
Nov 13, 2026, 5:17 PM
Modified
Nov 13, 2026, 5:17 PM