Format string vulnerability in telnetd-ssl 0.17 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Priority MEDIUM 41Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Format string vulnerability in telnetd-ssl 0.17 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.055 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:telnetd:telnetd:0.17.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.17.18 | Vulnerable | Telnetd |
| cpe:2.3:a:telnetd:telnetd:0.17.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.17.25 | Vulnerable | Telnetd |
| cpe:2.3:a:telnetd:telnetd-ssl:0.17.17_0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.17.17_0.1.1 | Vulnerable | Telnetd |
| cpe:2.3:a:telnetd:telnetd-ssl:0.17.17_0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.17.17_0.1.2 | Vulnerable | Telnetd |
| cpe:2.3:a:telnetd:telnetd-ssl:0.17.17_0.1.2:*:woody1:*:*:*:*:* | 0.17.17_0.1.2 | Vulnerable | Telnetd |
- cpe:2.3:a:telnetd:telnetd:0.17.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.17.18 Vulnerable ·Telnetd
- cpe:2.3:a:telnetd:telnetd:0.17.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.17.25 Vulnerable ·Telnetd
- cpe:2.3:a:telnetd:telnetd-ssl:0.17.17_0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.17.17_0.1.1 Vulnerable ·Telnetd
- cpe:2.3:a:telnetd:telnetd-ssl:0.17.17_0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.17.17_0.1.2 Vulnerable ·Telnetd
- cpe:2.3:a:telnetd:telnetd-ssl:0.17.17_0.1.2:*:woody1:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.17.17_0.1.2 Vulnerable ·Telnetd
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0998
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w8vf-fx97-rv64
More Telnetd vulnerabilities
- TI-2005-01928 Multiple buffer overflows in the getterminaltype function in telnetd for Heimdal before… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2004-0998 · CVE Program
- CVE-2004-0998 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w8vf-fx97-rv64 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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