PT-1997-1089 · Unknown · Telnet Daemon

Published 1997-10-18 · Updated 2022-08-17 · CVE-1999-0192

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions telnet daemon (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the telnet daemon's tgetent routing, which allows remote attackers to gain root access. This is achieved via the TERMCAP environmental variable.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-0192

Affected Products

Telnet Daemon

References · 4

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/19465 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/19464 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0192 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0192 · Note