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Gentoo: GLSA-200506-24 High: Heimdal Telnetd Arbitrary Code Execution

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Calendar Grey June 29, 2005
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Several buffer overflow vulnerabilities have been identified in Heimdal telnetd, which could permit arbitrary code execution. Users are advised to upgrade their systems promptly.
Multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in Heimdal's telnetd server could allow the execution of arbitrary code.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200506-24 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: High Title: Heimdal: Buffer overflow vulnerabilities Date: June 29, 2005 Bugs: #96727 ID: 200506-24

Synopsis ======= Multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in Heimdal's telnetd server could allow the execution of arbitrary code.
Background ========= Heimdal is a free implementation of Kerberos 5 that includes a telnetd server.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-crypt/heimdal < 0.6.5 >= 0.6.5
========== It has been reported that the "getterminaltype" function of Heimdal's telnetd server is vulnerable to buffer overflows.
Impact ===== An attacker c...

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