CVE-2011-4862

Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4862
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2011-4862.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2011-4862
Downstream
Related
Published
2011-12-25T01:55:02Z
Modified
2025-08-09T20:01:28Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages