CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-1888

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The telnetd service in FreeBSD 9.3, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, and 11.0 allows remote attackers to inject arguments to login and bypass authentication via a sequence of memory allocation failures.

Risk Assessment

Attackers may gain access to the system without proper authorization, posing a significant threat to data and system security.

Recommendation

It is recommended to disable the telnetd service or use more secure protocols like SSH to minimize risk.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The telnetd service in FreeBSD 9.3, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, and 11.0 allows remote attackers to inject arguments to login and bypass authentication via vectors involving a "sequence of memory allocation failures."

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