CVE-2009-0641

high

Description

sys_term.c in telnetd in FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE and other 7.x versions deletes dangerous environment variables with a method that was valid only in older FreeBSD distributions, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by passing a crafted environment variable from a telnet client, as demonstrated by an LD_PRELOAD value that references a malicious library.

References

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2009-February/067954.html

http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-09:05.telnetd.asc

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33777

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48780

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8055

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2009-02-20

Updated: 2017-09-29

Type: CWE-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Impact Score: 10

Exploitability Score: 8.6

Severity: HIGH