CVE Catalog

CVE-2001-0093

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Vulnerability in telnetd in FreeBSD 1.5 allows local users to gain root privileges by modifying critical environmental variables that affect the behavior of telnetd.

Risk Assessment

The organization may be exposed to unauthorized access to the system, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the system to a newer version of FreeBSD and restrict access to telnetd only to trusted users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Vulnerability in telnetd in FreeBSD 1.5 allows local users to gain root privileges by modifying critical environmental variables that affect the behavior of telnetd.

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