CVE-2011-4862

CVE Details

Release Date:

2011-12-25

Description

Buffer overflow in libtelnet/encrypt.c in telnetd in FreeBSD 7.3 through 9.0, MIT Kerberos Version 5 Applications (aka krb5-appl) 1.0.2 and earlier, and Heimdal 1.5.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long encryption key, as exploited in the wild in December 2011.

See more information about CVE-2011-4862 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	10	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	Complete	Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (krb5)	ELSA-2011-1851	2011-12-27
Oracle Linux version 5 (krb5)	ELSA-2011-1851	2011-12-27
Oracle Linux version 6 (krb5-appl)	ELSA-2011-1852	2011-12-27

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