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high 7.5

CVE-2005-0469 json

Buffer overflow in the slc_add_reply function in various BSD-based Telnet clients, when handling LINEMODE suboptions, allows remote attacke…

published 2005-03-28 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-0470

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
8.9%
EPSS 8.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Buffer overflow in the slc_add_reply function in various BSD-based Telnet clients, when handling LINEMODE suboptions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a reply with a large number of Set Local Character (SLC) commands.

Patch / fix

  • krb5 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.3.6-2
  • heimdal Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.6.3-10
  • netkit-telnet-ssl Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.17.24+0.1-7.1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0469

  • krb5 RHEL 3 1.2.7-42
  • krb5 RHEL 4 1.3.4-12
  • krb5-libs RHEL 3 1.2.7-42
  • krb5-libs RHEL 4 1.3.4-12
  • krb5-server RHEL 3 1.2.7-42
  • krb5-server RHEL 4 1.3.4-12
  • krb5-workstation RHEL 3 1.2.7-42
  • krb5-workstation RHEL 4 1.3.4-12

red hat advisories RHSA-2005:330RHSA-2005:327

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2005-0469 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 krb5 1.2.7-42, krb5-libs 1.2.7-42, krb5-server 1.2.7-42, telnet 0.17-26.EL3.2, krb5-workstation 1.2.7-42, telnet-server 0.17-26.EL3.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 krb5 1.2.7-42, krb5-libs 1.2.7-42, krb5-server 1.2.7-42, telnet 0.17-26.EL3.2, krb5-workstation 1.2.7-42, telnet-server 0.17-26.EL3.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 krb5 1.3.4-12, krb5-libs 1.3.4-12, krb5-server 1.3.4-12, telnet 0.17-31.EL4.2, krb5-workstation 1.3.4-12, telnet-server 0.17-31.EL4.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 krb5 1.3.4-12, krb5-libs 1.3.4-12, krb5-server 1.3.4-12, telnet 0.17-31.EL4.2, krb5-workstation 1.3.4-12, telnet-server 0.17-31.EL4.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 krb5 1.2.7-42, krb5-libs 1.2.7-42, krb5-server 1.2.7-42, telnet 0.17-26.EL3.2, krb5-workstation 1.2.7-42, telnet-server 0.17-26.EL3.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 krb5 1.3.4-12, krb5-libs 1.3.4-12, krb5-server 1.3.4-12, telnet 0.17-31.EL4.2, krb5-workstation 1.3.4-12, telnet-server 0.17-31.EL4.2
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 krb5 1.2.7-42, krb5-libs 1.2.7-42, krb5-server 1.2.7-42, telnet 0.17-26.EL3.2, krb5-workstation 1.2.7-42, telnet-server 0.17-26.EL3.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 krb5 1.3.4-12, krb5-libs 1.3.4-12, krb5-server 1.3.4-12, telnet 0.17-31.EL4.2, krb5-workstation 1.3.4-12, telnet-server 0.17-31.EL4.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:330

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Exploit prediction

8.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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