CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-0998

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Format string vulnerability in telnetd-ssl version 0.17 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can remotely take control of the system, leading to compromise of data confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Recommendation

Immediately update telnetd-ssl to a version later than 0.17 where this vulnerability is fixed.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Format string vulnerability in telnetd-ssl 0.17 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

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