{"api_version":"1","generated_at":"2026-07-23T22:42:08+00:00","cve":"CVE-2016-7115","urls":{"html":"https://cve.report/CVE-2016-7115","api":"https://cve.report/api/cve/CVE-2016-7115.json","docs":"https://cve.report/api","cve_org":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7115","nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7115"},"summary":{"title":"CVE-2016-7115","description":"Buffer overflow in the handle_packet function in mactelnet.c in the client in MAC-Telnet 0.4.3 and earlier allows remote TELNET servers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in an MT_CPTYPE_PASSSALT control packet.","state":"PUBLISHED","assigner":"mitre","published_at":"2016-08-30 17:59:04","updated_at":"2026-05-06 22:30:45"},"problem_types":["CWE-119","n/a"],"metrics":[{"version":"3.0","source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","score":"9.8","severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","data":{"version":"3.0","vectorString":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","baseScore":9.8,"baseSeverity":"CRITICAL","attackVector":"NETWORK","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"NONE","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","availabilityImpact":"HIGH"}},{"version":"2.0","source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","score":"7.5","severity":"","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P","data":{"version":"2.0","vectorString":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P","baseScore":7.5,"accessVector":"NETWORK","accessComplexity":"LOW","authentication":"NONE","confidentialityImpact":"PARTIAL","integrityImpact":"PARTIAL","availabilityImpact":"PARTIAL"}}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/haakonnessjoen/MAC-Telnet/commit/b69d11727d4f0f8cf719c79e3fb700f55ca03e9a","name":"https://github.com/haakonnessjoen/MAC-Telnet/commit/b69d11727d4f0f8cf719c79e3fb700f55ca03e9a","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":["Issue Tracking","Patch"],"title":"Merge pull request #20 from eyalitki/master · haakonnessjoen/MAC-Telnet@b69d117 · GitHub","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"https://github.com/haakonnessjoen/MAC-Telnet/pull/20","name":"https://github.com/haakonnessjoen/MAC-Telnet/pull/20","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":["Issue Tracking","Patch"],"title":"2nd round security fixes by eyalitki · Pull Request #20 · haakonnessjoen/MAC-Telnet · GitHub","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92699","name":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92699","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":[],"title":"MAC-Telnet 'mactelnet.c' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"0"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7115","name":"CVE Program record","refsource":"CVE.ORG","tags":["canonical"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7115","name":"NVD vulnerability detail","refsource":"NVD","tags":["canonical","analysis"]}],"affected":[{"source":"CNA","vendor":"n/a","product":"n/a","version":"affected n/a","platforms":[]}],"timeline":[],"solutions":[],"workarounds":[],"exploits":[],"credits":[],"nvd_cpes":[{"cve_year":"2016","cve_id":"7115","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"0.4.3","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"mac-telnet_project","cpe5":"mac-telnet","cpe6":"*","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"}],"vendor_comments":[],"enrichments":{"kev":null,"epss":{"cve_year":"2016","cve_id":"7115","cve":"CVE-2016-7115","epss":"0.017990000","percentile":"0.828840000","score_date":"2026-05-06","updated_at":"2026-05-07 00:10:59"},"legacy_qids":[]},"source_records":{"cve_program":{"containers":{"adp":[{"providerMetadata":{"dateUpdated":"2024-08-06T01:50:47.466Z","orgId":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","shortName":"CVE"},"references":[{"tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred"],"url":"https://github.com/haakonnessjoen/MAC-Telnet/commit/b69d11727d4f0f8cf719c79e3fb700f55ca03e9a"},{"tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred"],"url":"https://github.com/haakonnessjoen/MAC-Telnet/pull/20"},{"name":"92699","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID","x_transferred"],"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92699"}],"title":"CVE Program Container"}],"cna":{"affected":[{"product":"n/a","vendor":"n/a","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"n/a"}]}],"datePublic":"2016-08-30T00:00:00.000Z","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"Buffer overflow in the handle_packet function in mactelnet.c in the client in MAC-Telnet 0.4.3 and earlier allows remote TELNET servers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in an MT_CPTYPE_PASSSALT control packet."}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"description":"n/a","lang":"en","type":"text"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"dateUpdated":"2016-11-25T19:57:01.000Z","orgId":"8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca","shortName":"mitre"},"references":[{"tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/haakonnessjoen/MAC-Telnet/commit/b69d11727d4f0f8cf719c79e3fb700f55ca03e9a"},{"tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/haakonnessjoen/MAC-Telnet/pull/20"},{"name":"92699","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID"],"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92699"}],"x_legacyV4Record":{"CVE_data_meta":{"ASSIGNER":"cve@mitre.org","ID":"CVE-2016-7115","STATE":"PUBLIC"},"affects":{"vendor":{"vendor_data":[{"product":{"product_data":[{"product_name":"n/a","version":{"version_data":[{"version_value":"n/a"}]}}]},"vendor_name":"n/a"}]}},"data_format":"MITRE","data_type":"CVE","data_version":"4.0","description":{"description_data":[{"lang":"eng","value":"Buffer overflow in the handle_packet function in mactelnet.c in the client in MAC-Telnet 0.4.3 and earlier allows remote TELNET servers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in an MT_CPTYPE_PASSSALT control packet."}]},"problemtype":{"problemtype_data":[{"description":[{"lang":"eng","value":"n/a"}]}]},"references":{"reference_data":[{"name":"https://github.com/haakonnessjoen/MAC-Telnet/commit/b69d11727d4f0f8cf719c79e3fb700f55ca03e9a","refsource":"CONFIRM","url":"https://github.com/haakonnessjoen/MAC-Telnet/commit/b69d11727d4f0f8cf719c79e3fb700f55ca03e9a"},{"name":"https://github.com/haakonnessjoen/MAC-Telnet/pull/20","refsource":"CONFIRM","url":"https://github.com/haakonnessjoen/MAC-Telnet/pull/20"},{"name":"92699","refsource":"BID","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92699"}]}}}},"cveMetadata":{"assignerOrgId":"8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca","assignerShortName":"mitre","cveId":"CVE-2016-7115","datePublished":"2016-08-30T17:00:00.000Z","dateReserved":"2016-08-30T00:00:00.000Z","dateUpdated":"2024-08-06T01:50:47.466Z","state":"PUBLISHED"},"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.1"},"nvd":{"publishedDate":"2016-08-30 17:59:04","lastModifiedDate":"2026-05-06 22:30:45","problem_types":["CWE-119","n/a"],"metrics":{"cvssMetricV30":[{"source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","cvssData":{"version":"3.0","vectorString":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","baseScore":9.8,"baseSeverity":"CRITICAL","attackVector":"NETWORK","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"NONE","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","availabilityImpact":"HIGH"},"exploitabilityScore":3.9,"impactScore":5.9}],"cvssMetricV2":[{"source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","cvssData":{"version":"2.0","vectorString":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P","baseScore":7.5,"accessVector":"NETWORK","accessComplexity":"LOW","authentication":"NONE","confidentialityImpact":"PARTIAL","integrityImpact":"PARTIAL","availabilityImpact":"PARTIAL"},"baseSeverity":"HIGH","exploitabilityScore":10,"impactScore":6.4,"acInsufInfo":false,"obtainAllPrivilege":false,"obtainUserPrivilege":false,"obtainOtherPrivilege":false,"userInteractionRequired":false}]},"configurations":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:mac-telnet_project:mac-telnet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionEndIncluding":"0.4.3","matchCriteriaId":"C2EB01A5-3978-42A1-9CD4-9A9B61C3F5F6"}]}]}]},"legacy_mitre":{"record":{"CveYear":"2016","CveId":"7115","Ordinal":"1","Title":"CVE-2016-7115","CVE":"CVE-2016-7115","Year":"2016"},"notes":[{"CveYear":"2016","CveId":"7115","Ordinal":"1","NoteData":"Buffer overflow in the handle_packet function in mactelnet.c in the client in MAC-Telnet 0.4.3 and earlier allows remote TELNET servers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in an MT_CPTYPE_PASSSALT control packet.","Type":"Description","Title":"CVE-2016-7115"},{"CveYear":"2016","CveId":"7115","Ordinal":"2","NoteData":"2016-08-30","Type":"Other","Title":"Published"},{"CveYear":"2016","CveId":"7115","Ordinal":"3","NoteData":"2016-11-25","Type":"Other","Title":"Modified"}]}}}