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CVE-2000-0166: Interaccess Telnetd Server: Command injection

CVE-2000-0166 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and NVD lists Interaccess Telnetd Server as the affected product. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability description

Buffer overflow in the InterAccess telnet server TelnetD allows remote attackers to execute commands via a long login name.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v2.0 10.0: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

• Access vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network.
• Access complexity: Low. No special conditions are required.
• Authentication: None. No authentication is needed.
• Confidentiality impact: Complete. Total information disclosure.
• Integrity impact: Complete. Total loss of integrity.
• Availability impact: Complete. Total shutdown of the component.

Affected products

• Interaccess Telnetd Server: 4.0

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=95142756403323&w=2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/995
• http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=NCBBKFKDOLAGKIAPMILPGEJHCCAA.labs%40ussrback.com