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CVE-2016-7115

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 4.57% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-08-30 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
github.com ↗ github.com ↗

Note: these links are listed for security research and verification purposes only.

CVE
CVE-2016-7115
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
4.57%

Original Filing — NVD Description

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.