CVE-2011-4862

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.

• CWE-120

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2011-12/0172.htmlBroken Link
• http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/inetutils.git/commit/?id=665f1e73cdd9b38e2d2e11b8db9958a315935592Patch, Third Party Advisory
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-January/071627.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-January/071640.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-security/2011-December/006117.htmlVendor Advisory
• http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-security/2011-December/006118.htmlVendor Advisory
• http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-security/2011-December/006119.htmlVendor Advisory
• http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-security/2011-December/006120.htmlVendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00005.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00010.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00014.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00015.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://osvdb.org/78020Broken Link
• http://secunia.com/advisories/46239Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/47341Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/47348Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/47357Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/47359Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/47373Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/47374Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/47397Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/47399Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/47441Third Party Advisory
• http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-11:08.telnetd.ascMitigation, Vendor Advisory
• http://security.freebsd.org/patches/SA-11:08/telnetd.patchPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2011-008.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2372Third Party Advisory
• http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2373Third Party Advisory
• http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2375Third Party Advisory
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18280/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:195Third Party Advisory
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1851.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1852.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1853.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1854.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026460Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026463Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71970Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2011-12/0172.htmlBroken Link
• http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/inetutils.git/commit/?id=665f1e73cdd9b38e2d2e11b8db9958a315935592Patch, Third Party Advisory
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-January/071627.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-January/071640.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-security/2011-December/006117.htmlVendor Advisory
• http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-security/2011-December/006118.htmlVendor Advisory
• http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-security/2011-December/006119.htmlVendor Advisory
• http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-security/2011-December/006120.htmlVendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00005.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00010.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00014.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00015.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://osvdb.org/78020Broken Link
• http://secunia.com/advisories/46239Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/47341Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/47348Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/47357Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/47359Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/47373Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/47374Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/47397Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/47399Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/47441Third Party Advisory
• http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-11:08.telnetd.ascMitigation, Vendor Advisory
• http://security.freebsd.org/patches/SA-11:08/telnetd.patchPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2011-008.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2372Third Party Advisory
• http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2373Third Party Advisory
• http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2375Third Party Advisory
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18280/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:195Third Party Advisory
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1851.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1852.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1853.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1854.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026460Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026463Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71970Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Published

Dec 25, 2011

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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