CVE-2005-2040

N/A Unknown
Published: June 20, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the getterminaltype function in telnetd for Heimdal before 0.6.5 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-0468 and CVE-2005-0469.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/15718
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-758
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200506-24.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_40_heimdal.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.pdc.kth.se/heimdal/advisory/2005-06-20/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/15718
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-758
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200506-24.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_40_heimdal.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.pdc.kth.se/heimdal/advisory/2005-06-20/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.0%
84th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

telnetd