CVE-2007-0882

Name: CVE-2007-0882
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2007-02-12T20:28:00+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 97.85%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2007-0882 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Argument injection vulnerability in the telnet daemon (in.telnetd) in Solaris 10 and 11 (SunOS 5.10 and 5.11) misinterprets certain client "-f" sequences as valid requests for the login program to skip authentication, which allows remote attackers to log into certain accounts, as demonstrated by the bin account.. EPSS estimates a 97.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Argument injection vulnerability in the telnet daemon (in.telnetd) in Solaris 10 and 11 (SunOS 5.10 and 5.11) misinterprets certain client "-f" sequences as valid requests for the login program to skip authentication, which allows remote attackers to log into certain accounts, as demonstrated by the bin account.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

97.85%

99.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-88

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Oracle	Solaris	10
Oracle	Solaris	11
Sun	Sunos	5.10
Sun	Sunos	5.11

References

http://erratasec.blogspot.com/2007/02/trivial-remote-solaris-0day-disable.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=2220Exploit, Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/31881Broken Link
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2007/Feb/0217.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24120Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102802-1Broken Link
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/881872Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/459831/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/459843/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/459855/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/459980/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/460086/100/100/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/460103/100/100/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22512Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017625Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-059A.htmlBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0560Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32434Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2202Broken Link
http://erratasec.blogspot.com/2007/02/trivial-remote-solaris-0day-disable.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=2220Exploit, Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/31881Broken Link
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2007/Feb/0217.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24120Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102802-1Broken Link
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/881872Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/459831/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/459843/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/459855/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/459980/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/460086/100/100/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/460103/100/100/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22512Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017625Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-059A.htmlBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0560Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32434Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2202Broken Link

Timeline

Published: Feb 12, 2007
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2007-0882?

How severe is CVE-2007-0882?

Severity scoring for CVE-2007-0882 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 97.85% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2007-0882?

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Source: NVD / NIST