CVE-2011-4862
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2011-4862 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2011-12-25 01:55:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2021-02-09 14:48:00 UTC |
| Description | 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 And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-120
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 5.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 6.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 5.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 6.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedoraproject | Fedora | 15 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedoraproject | Fedora | 16 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedoraproject | Fedora | 15 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedoraproject | Fedora | 16 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Inetutils | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Inetutils | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Heimdal Project | Heimdal | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Mit | Krb5-appl | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Opensuse | 11.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Opensuse | 11.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Opensuse | 11.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Opensuse | 11.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Desktop | 10 | sp4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Desktop | 11 | sp1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Desktop | 10 | sp4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Desktop | 11 | sp1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Server | 10 | sp2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Server | 10 | sp3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Server | 10 | sp4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Server | 11 | sp1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Server | 11 | sp1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Server | 9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Server | 10 | sp2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Server | 10 | sp3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Server | 10 | sp4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Server | 11 | sp1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Server | 11 | sp1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Server | 9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit | 10 | sp4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit | 11 | sp1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit | 10 | sp4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit | 11 | sp1 | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| About Secunia Research | Flexera | SECUNIA | secunia.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Support | REDHAT | www.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Support | REDHAT | www.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 16 Update: krb5-appl-1.0.2-2.fc16 | FEDORA | lists.fedoraproject.org | Third Party Advisory |
| About Secunia Research | Flexera | SECUNIA | secunia.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Support | REDHAT | www.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2372-1 heimdal | DEBIAN | www.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| FreeBSD-SA-11:08 | FREEBSD | security.freebsd.org | Mitigation, Vendor Advisory |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | XF | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2011:195 | Mandriva | MANDRIVA | www.mandriva.com | Third Party Advisory |
| About Secunia Research | Flexera | SECUNIA | secunia.com | Third Party Advisory |
| About Secunia Research | Flexera | SECUNIA | secunia.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Merry Christmas from the FreeBSD Security Team | MLIST | lists.freebsd.org | Vendor Advisory |
| web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2011-008.txt | CONFIRM | web.mit.edu | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| Telnetd encrypt_keyid: Remote Root function pointer overwrite | EXPLOIT-DB | www.exploit-db.com | Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| security.freebsd.org/patches/SA-11:08/telnetd.patch | CONFIRM | security.freebsd.org | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2012:0050-1: important: Security update for | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| inetutils.git - GNU Inetutils | CONFIRM | git.savannah.gnu.org | Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| About Secunia Research | Flexera | SECUNIA | secunia.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Merry Christmas from the FreeBSD Security Team | MLIST | lists.freebsd.org | Vendor Advisory |
| About Secunia Research | Flexera | SECUNIA | secunia.com | Third Party Advisory |
| FreeBSD Telnet Encryption Feature Buffer Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker | SECTRACK | www.securitytracker.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2012:0010-1: important: Security update for | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2012:0042-1: important: Security update for | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2375-1 krb5, krb5-appl | DEBIAN | www.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| About Secunia Research | Flexera | SECUNIA | secunia.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Merry Christmas from the FreeBSD Security Team | MLIST | lists.freebsd.org | Vendor Advisory |
| About Secunia Research | Flexera | SECUNIA | secunia.com | Third Party Advisory |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 15 Update: krb5-appl-1.0.1-8.fc15 | FEDORA | lists.fedoraproject.org | Third Party Advisory |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2012:0056-1: important: Security update for | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Merry Christmas from the FreeBSD Security Team | MLIST | lists.freebsd.org | Vendor Advisory |
| 78020 | OSVDB | osvdb.org | Broken Link |
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2012:0019-1: important: krb5-appl: Fixed | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2012:0024-1: important: Security update for | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Kerberos Telnet Encryption Feature Buffer Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker | SECTRACK | www.securitytracker.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| About Secunia Research | Flexera | SECUNIA | secunia.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2373-1 inetutils | DEBIAN | www.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| Support | REDHAT | www.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| About Secunia Research | Flexera | SECUNIA | secunia.com | Third Party Advisory |
| NEOHAPSIS - Peace of Mind Through Integrity and Insight | BUGTRAQ | archives.neohapsis.com | Broken Link |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2012:0018-1: important: Security update for | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2012:0051-1: important: krb5-appl: Fixed | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.