CVE-2001-0554 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Buffer overflow in BSD-based telnetd telnet daemon on variou)
Buffer overflow in BSD-based telnetd telnet daemon on various operating systems allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a set of options including AYT (Are You There), which is not properly handled by the telrcv function.
| CVE ID | CVE-2001-0554 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 10.0 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| CWE | CWE-120 |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2001-08-14 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | Buffer overflow in BSD-based telnetd telnet daemon on various operating systems allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a set of options including AYT (Are You There), which is not properly handled by the telrcv function. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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