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DEBIAN-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 arb...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

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.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 mactelnet

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.4.4-4"}]}]

Debian:13 mactelnet

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.4.4-4"}]}]

Debian:14 mactelnet

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.4.4-4"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org