CVE-2016-7115
moderate-risk
Published 2016-08-30
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.
Do I need to act?
~
1.8% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Fix available
Upgrade to: b69d11727d4f0f8cf719c79e3fb700f55ca03e9a
9
CVSS 9.8/10
Critical
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Mac-Telnet
Affected Vendors
References (6)
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/haakonnessjoen/MAC-Telnet/pull/20
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/haakonnessjoen/MAC-Telnet/pull/20
42
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
32/34 · Critical
Exploitability
5/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal