Buffer Overflow in MAC-Telnet Client Allows Remote Code Execution

Buffer Overflow in MAC-Telnet Client Allows Remote Code Execution

CVE-2016-7115 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Buffer overflow in the handle_packet function in mactelnet.c in the client in MAC-Telnet 0.4.3 and earlier allows remote TELNET servers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in an MT_CPTYPE_PASSSALT control packet.

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