CVE-2001-0554

N/A Unknown
Published: August 14, 2001 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Buffer overflow in BSD-based telnetd telnet daemon on various operating systems allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a set of options including AYT (Are You There), which is not properly handled by the telrcv function.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:49.telnetd.asc
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2001-012.txt.asc
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20010801-01-P
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/openserver/CSSA-2001-SCO.10/CSSA-2001-SCO.10.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/hp/2001-q4/0014.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000413
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://ftp.support.compaq.com/patches/.new/html/SSRT0745U.shtml
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3476
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/199496
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/199541
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/203000
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-030.0.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-21.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-131.shtml
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/catos-telrcv-vuln-pub.shtml
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-070
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-075
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-068.php3
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_029_nkitb_txt.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.osvdb.org/809
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-099.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-100.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/197804
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3064
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6875
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:49.telnetd.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2001-012.txt.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20010801-01-P
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/openserver/CSSA-2001-SCO.10/CSSA-2001-SCO.10.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/hp/2001-q4/0014.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000413
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://ftp.support.compaq.com/patches/.new/html/SSRT0745U.shtml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3476
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/199496
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/199541
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/203000
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-030.0.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-21.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-131.shtml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/catos-telrcv-vuln-pub.shtml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-070
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-075
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-068.php3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_029_nkitb_txt.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.osvdb.org/809
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-099.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-100.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/197804
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3064
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6875
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

50 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
16.7%
95th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-120

Affected Vendors

openbsd sun netkit mit sgi debian netbsd freebsd ibm

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