CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-1195

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The telnet daemon (telnetd) from the Linux netkit package before netkit-telnet-0.16 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication when telnetd is running with the -L command line option.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can gain access to the system without needing to provide a password, posing a serious threat to data and system security.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the netkit-telnet package to version 0.16 or later to eliminate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

telnet daemon (telnetd) from the Linux netkit package before netkit-telnet-0.16 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication when telnetd is running with the -L command line option.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS