Description
Buffer overflow in BSD-based telnetd telnet daemon on various operating systems allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a set of options including AYT (Are You There), which is not properly handled by the telrcv function.
Exploits (1)
References (25)
Scores
EPSS
0.1667
EPSS Percentile
94.9%
Details
CWE
CWE-120
Status
published
Products (43)
debian/debian_linux
2.2
freebsd/freebsd
2.0
freebsd/freebsd
2.0.1
freebsd/freebsd
2.0.5
freebsd/freebsd
2.1 stable
freebsd/freebsd
2.1.0
freebsd/freebsd
2.1.5
freebsd/freebsd
2.1.6
freebsd/freebsd
2.1.6.1
freebsd/freebsd
2.1.7
... and 33 more
Published
Aug 14, 2001
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026