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TI-2005-01928 Aliases CVE-2005-2040GHSA-r4rj-wjf2-m94v

Multiple buffer overflows in the getterminaltype function in telnetd for Heimdal before…

Priority LOW 28Published · 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
None · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in the getterminaltype function in telnetd for Heimdal before 0.6.5 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-0468 and CVE-2005-0469.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02843 86th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 13

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:telnetd:telnetd:0.3f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.3fVulnerableTelnetd
cpe:2.3:a:telnetd:telnetd:0.4a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4aVulnerableTelnetd
cpe:2.3:a:telnetd:telnetd:0.4b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4bVulnerableTelnetd
cpe:2.3:a:telnetd:telnetd:0.4c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4cVulnerableTelnetd
cpe:2.3:a:telnetd:telnetd:0.4d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4dVulnerableTelnetd
cpe:2.3:a:telnetd:telnetd:0.4e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4eVulnerableTelnetd
cpe:2.3:a:telnetd:telnetd:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.0VulnerableTelnetd
cpe:2.3:a:telnetd:telnetd:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.1VulnerableTelnetd
cpe:2.3:a:telnetd:telnetd:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.2VulnerableTelnetd
cpe:2.3:a:telnetd:telnetd:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.3VulnerableTelnetd
  • cpe:2.3:a:telnetd:telnetd:0.3f:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3f Vulnerable ·Telnetd
  • cpe:2.3:a:telnetd:telnetd:0.4a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4a Vulnerable ·Telnetd
  • cpe:2.3:a:telnetd:telnetd:0.4b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4b Vulnerable ·Telnetd
  • cpe:2.3:a:telnetd:telnetd:0.4c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4c Vulnerable ·Telnetd
  • cpe:2.3:a:telnetd:telnetd:0.4d:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4d Vulnerable ·Telnetd
  • cpe:2.3:a:telnetd:telnetd:0.4e:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4e Vulnerable ·Telnetd
  • cpe:2.3:a:telnetd:telnetd:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.0 Vulnerable ·Telnetd
  • cpe:2.3:a:telnetd:telnetd:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.1 Vulnerable ·Telnetd
  • cpe:2.3:a:telnetd:telnetd:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.2 Vulnerable ·Telnetd
  • cpe:2.3:a:telnetd:telnetd:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.3 Vulnerable ·Telnetd
Show 3 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:telnetd:telnetd:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6VulnerableTelnetd
cpe:2.3:a:telnetd:telnetd:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.1VulnerableTelnetd
cpe:2.3:a:telnetd:telnetd:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.2VulnerableTelnetd
  • cpe:2.3:a:telnetd:telnetd:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6 Vulnerable ·Telnetd
  • cpe:2.3:a:telnetd:telnetd:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.1 Vulnerable ·Telnetd
  • cpe:2.3:a:telnetd:telnetd:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.2 Vulnerable ·Telnetd

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2040
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r4rj-wjf2-m94v

References

Advisory 4

  • TI-2004-00904 Format string vulnerability in telnetd-ssl 0.17 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5

Sources

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