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DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4862
DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4862
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.300000190734863 CRITICAL
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.
Risk Scores
CVSS v4.0
9.300000190734863
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:13 | krb5 | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:14 | heimdal | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | inetutils | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | heimdal | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:13 | heimdal | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:12 | heimdal | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:14 | krb5 | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | krb5 | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:13 | inetutils | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:12 | krb5 | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:14 | inetutils | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:12 | inetutils | 0, 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Dec 25, 2011 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated