CVE-2016-7115

Buffer overflow in the handle_packet function in mactelnet.c in the client in MAC-Telnet 0.4.3 and earlier allows remote TELNET servers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in an MT_CPTYPE_PASSSALT control packet.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92699
https://github.com/haakonnessjoen/MAC-Telnet/commit/b69d11727d4f0f8cf719c79e3fb700f55ca03e9a	Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/haakonnessjoen/MAC-Telnet/pull/20	Issue Tracking Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92699
https://github.com/haakonnessjoen/MAC-Telnet/commit/b69d11727d4f0f8cf719c79e3fb700f55ca03e9a	Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/haakonnessjoen/MAC-Telnet/pull/20	Issue Tracking Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mac-telnet_project:mac-telnet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2016-08-30 17:59

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46

NVD link : CVE-2016-7115

Mitre link : CVE-2016-7115

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-7115

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Products Affected

mac-telnet_project

mac-telnet

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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