Description
Buffer overflow in AbsoluteTelnet before 2.12 RC10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long window title.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Celestial Software AbsoluteTelnet 2.0/2.11 - Title Bar Buffer Overflow EDB-22229 · remote · Feb 6, 2003 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 6785 vdb-entry
- 20030206 AbsoluteTelnet 2.00 buffer overflow. mailing-list
- 16024 vdb-entry
- absolutetelnet-title-bar-bo(11265) vdb-entry
- VU#666073 third-party-advisory