CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-0677

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in telnetd in Heimdal 0.6.x before 0.6.6 and 0.7.x before 0.7.2 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) via unknown vectors that trigger a null dereference.

Risk Assessment

The risk is that an unauthenticated remote attacker can crash the telnet server, leading to service unavailability for legitimate users.

Recommendation

Immediately upgrade Heimdal to version 0.6.6 or later (for 0.6.x branch) and 0.7.2 or later (for 0.7.x branch).

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

telnetd in Heimdal 0.6.x before 0.6.6 and 0.7.x before 0.7.2 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) via unknown vectors that trigger a null dereference.

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