Buffer overflow in the handle_packet function in mactelnet.c in the client in MAC-Telnet…
Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04567 91st 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 · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mac-telnet_project:mac-telnet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 0.4.3 | Vulnerable | Mac-telnet Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:mac-telnet_project:mac-telnet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.4.3 Vulnerable ·Mac-telnet Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-7115
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5cjp-q827-394v
References
Sources
- CVE-2016-7115 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-7115 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5cjp-q827-394v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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