CVE-2005-0488
Certain BSD-based Telnet clients, including those used on Solaris and SuSE Linux, allow remote...
CVE-2005-0488 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Telnet Client, published June 14, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.1%, the 97th percentile. Fixed in krb5 1.8.3+dfsg-4.
- Severity
- 5.0 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 17.1%EPSS, 97th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
1.8.3+dfsg-4krb5 +26 more
Description
Certain BSD-based Telnet clients, including those used on Solaris and SuSE Linux, allow remote malicious Telnet servers to read sensitive environment variables via the NEW-ENVIRON option with a SEND ENV_USERVAR command.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
krb5Debian:12 | before 1.8.3+dfsg-4 | 1.8.3+dfsg-4 |
krb5Debian:13 | before 1.8.3+dfsg-4 | 1.8.3+dfsg-4 |
krb5Debian:14 | before 1.8.3+dfsg-4 | 1.8.3+dfsg-4 |
krb5Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 4 CVEs | before 0:1.2.7-47 | 0:1.2.7-47 |
krb5-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 4 CVEs | before 0:1.2.7-47 | 0:1.2.7-47 |
krb5-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 4 CVEs | before 0:1.2.7-47 | 0:1.2.7-47 |
krb5-libsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 4 CVEs | before 0:1.2.7-47 | 0:1.2.7-47 |
krb5-serverRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 4 CVEs | before 0:1.2.7-47 | 0:1.2.7-47 |
krb5-workstationRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 4 CVEs | before 0:1.2.7-47 | 0:1.2.7-47 |
krb5Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 4 CVEs | before 0:1.2.7-47 | 0:1.2.7-47 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
krb5-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 4 CVEs | before 0:1.2.7-47 | 0:1.2.7-47 |
krb5-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 4 CVEs | before 0:1.2.7-47 | 0:1.2.7-47 |
krb5-libsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 4 CVEs | before 0:1.2.7-47 | 0:1.2.7-47 |
krb5-serverRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 4 CVEs | before 0:1.2.7-47 | 0:1.2.7-47 |
krb5-workstationRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 4 CVEs | before 0:1.2.7-47 | 0:1.2.7-47 |
krb5Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 4 CVEs | before 0:1.2.7-47 | 0:1.2.7-47 |
krb5-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 4 CVEs | before 0:1.2.7-47 | 0:1.2.7-47 |
krb5-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 4 CVEs | before 0:1.2.7-47 | 0:1.2.7-47 |
krb5-libsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 4 CVEs | before 0:1.2.7-47 | 0:1.2.7-47 |
krb5-serverRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 4 CVEs | before 0:1.2.7-47 | 0:1.2.7-47 |
krb5-workstationRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 4 CVEs | before 0:1.2.7-47 | 0:1.2.7-47 |
krb5Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 4 CVEs | before 0:1.2.7-47 | 0:1.2.7-47 |
krb5-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 4 CVEs | before 0:1.2.7-47 | 0:1.2.7-47 |
krb5-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 4 CVEs | before 0:1.2.7-47 | 0:1.2.7-47 |
krb5-libsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 4 CVEs | before 0:1.2.7-47 | 0:1.2.7-47 |
krb5-serverRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 4 CVEs | before 0:1.2.7-47 | 0:1.2.7-47 |
krb5-workstationRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 4 CVEs | before 0:1.2.7-47 | 0:1.2.7-47 |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Certain BSD-based Telnet clients, including those used on Solaris and SuSE Linux, allow remote malicious Telnet servers to read sensitive environment variables via the NEW-ENVIRON option with a SEND ENV_USERVAR command.
- Record
CVE-2005-0488- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Certain BSD-based Telnet clients, including those used on Solaris and SuSE Linux, allow remote malicious Telnet servers to read sensitive environment variables via the NEW-ENVIRON option with a SEND ENV_USERVAR command.
- Record
CVE-2005-0488- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-0489No score
Certain BSD-based Telnet clients, including those used on Solaris and SuSE Linux, allow remote malicious Telnet servers to read sensitive environment variables via the NEW-ENVIRON option with a SEND ENV_USERVAR command.
- Record
EUVD-2005-0489- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r4w9-9whg-94xwNo score
Certain BSD-based Telnet clients, including those used on Solaris and SuSE Linux, allow remote...
Certain BSD-based Telnet clients, including those used on Solaris and SuSE Linux, allow remote malicious Telnet servers to read sensitive environment variables via the NEW-ENVIRON option with a SEND ENV_USERVAR command.
- Record
GHSA-r4w9-9whg-94xw- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVNo score
Certain BSD-based Telnet clients, including those used on Solaris and SuSE Linux, allow remote malicious Telnet servers to read sensitive environment variables via the NEW-ENVIRON option with a SEND ENV_USERVAR command.
- Record
CVE-2005-0488- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2005-0488No score
Certain BSD-based Telnet clients, including those used on Solaris and SuSE Linux, allow remote malicious Telnet servers to read sensitive environment variables via the NEW-ENVIRON option with a SEND ENV_USERVAR command.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0488- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006//Aug/msg00000.html
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-504.html
securitytracker.com/id?1014203
securityfocus.com/bid/13940
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57755-1
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3101
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secunia.com/advisories/21253
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/800829
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-214A.html
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11373
idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=260&type=vulnerabilities
novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_16_sr.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0488
github.com/advisories/GHSA-r4w9-9whg-94xw
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-0488
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:562
web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2005-003-recvauth.txt
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=159304
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2005/rhsa-2005_562.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0175