security flaw
Published Mar 28, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 8.87%
Description
Buffer overflow in the slc_add_reply function in various BSD-based Telnet clients, when handling LINEMODE suboptions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a reply with a large number of Set Local Character (SLC) commands.
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
krb5-0:1.2.7-42
Fixed · RHSA-2005:330
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
telnet-1:0.17-26.EL3.2
Fixed · RHSA-2005:327
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
krb5-0:1.3.4-12
Fixed · RHSA-2005:330
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
telnet-1:0.17-31.EL4.2
Fixed · RHSA-2005:327
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | krb5-0:1.2.7-42 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:330 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | telnet-1:0.17-26.EL3.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:327 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | krb5-0:1.3.4-12 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:330 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | telnet-1:0.17-31.EL4.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:327 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8.87% (0.08870) | 95.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.63% (0.08635) | 94.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 47.82% (0.47820) | 97.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 53.22% (0.53220) | 97.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 47.82% (0.47820) | 97.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 49.80% (0.49805) | 97.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 76.52% (0.76515) | 98.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 4, 2024 | 92.11% (0.92106) | 98.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 18, 2023 | 92.39% (0.92387) | 98.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 92.61% (0.92605) | 98.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 95.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 94.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 89.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (26)
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:01.telnet.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDVendor Advisory
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20050405-01-P vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGIPatch
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- http://www.debian.de/security/2005/dsa-731 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
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- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:061 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-327.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-330.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12918 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntulinux.org/usn/usn-224-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-0469 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617528 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0469
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9708 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0469
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