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CVE-2005-0468

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 27.07%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2005-05-02 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. Its EPSS score suggests a 27.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2005-0468
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
27.07%

Original NVD Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the env_opt_add function in telnet.c for various BSD-based Telnet clients allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via responses that contain a large number of characters that require escaping, which consumers more memory than allocated.