Risk | Critical |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2011-4862 |
CWE-ID | CWE-119 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild. |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
FreeBSD Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
Vendor | FreeBSD Foundation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one critical risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU3031
Risk: Critical
CVSSv3.1: 9.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4862
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to buffer overflow in the encrypt_keyid() function of telnetd. A remote attacker can send a very large encryption key to telnetd daemon, trigger buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Update the affected packages.
FreeBSD: 7.3 - 9.0
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00039.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, a fully functional exploit for this vulnerability is available.