CVE-2004-0998

critical

Description

Format string vulnerability in telnetd-ssl 0.17 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18654

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2004-0996

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/995038

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-616

http://secunia.com/advisories/13663

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2004-12-23

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.055