CVE-2011-4862

CVSS V2 High 10 CVSS V3 None
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, Heimdal 1.5.1 and earlier, GNU inetutils, and possibly other products allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long encryption key, as exploited in the wild in December 2011.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2011-4862
  • Assigner
  • secteam@freebsd.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2011-12-25T01:55:02
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2021-02-09T14:48:38
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-120 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/120.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:inetutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 1.9
cpe:2.3:a:heimdal_project:heimdal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 1.5.1
cpe:2.3:a:mit:krb5-appl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 1.0.2
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 7.3 9.0
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp4:*:*:-:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp3:*:*:ltss:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp4:*:*:-:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp1:*:*:*:-:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp1:*:*:-:vmware:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:10:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 10
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 10
  • Impact Score
  • 10
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-security/2011-December/006119.html Vendor Advisory
http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-security/2011-December/006120.html Vendor Advisory
http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-security/2011-December/006117.html Vendor Advisory
http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-security/2011-December/006118.html Vendor Advisory
http://security.freebsd.org/patches/SA-11:08/telnetd.patch Patch Vendor Advisory
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-11:08.telnetd.asc Mitigation Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1851.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/47341 Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1852.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/47397 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2372 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/47374 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/47359 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/47399 Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/78020 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/47357 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2375 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/47348 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:195 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026460 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2011-008.txt Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2373 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/47373 Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1854.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00011.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00004.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00002.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00010.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00014.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00005.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-January/071640.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/47441 Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00007.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00015.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-January/071627.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1853.html Third Party Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2011-12/0172.html Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/46239 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026463 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/inetutils.git/commit/?id=665f1e73cdd9b38e2d2e11b8db9958a315935592 Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18280/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71970 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4862
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-4862
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 07:23:54 Added to TrackCVE