Unscored severity · published Dec 25, 2011
CVE-2011-4862
Buffer overflow in libtelnet/encrypt.c in telnetd in FreeBSD 7.3 through 9.0, MIT Kerberos Version 5 Applications (aka krb5-appl) 1.0.2 and earlier, Heimdal 1.5.1 and earlier, GNU…
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CVSS
95.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Buffer overflow in libtelnet/encrypt.c in telnetd in FreeBSD 7.3 through 9.0, MIT Kerberos Version 5 Applications (aka krb5-appl) 1.0.2 and earlier, Heimdal 1.5.1 and earlier, GNU inetutils, and possibly other products allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long encryption key, as exploited in the wild in December 2011.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)95.1% · higher than 100% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
5.0; 6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
15; 16 · source: NVD
FR
Freebsd · Freebsd
7.3 through 9.0 · source: NVD
HE
Heimdal · Heimdal Project
through 1.5.1 · source: NVD
IN
Inetutils · Gnu
before 1.9 · source: NVD
KR
Krb5-appl · Mit
through 1.0.2 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Desktop · Suse
10; 11 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Server · Suse
9; 10; 10; 10; 11; 11 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit · Suse
10; 11 · source: NVD
OP
Opensuse · Opensuse
11.3; 11.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4862
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-4862
Broken Link
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2011-12/0172.html
Patch
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/inetutils.git/commit/?id=665f1e73cdd9b38e2d2e11b8db9958a315935592
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-January/071627.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-January/071640.html
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-security/2011-December/006117.html
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-security/2011-December/006118.html
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