CVE-2000-1184

Published Jan 9, 2001 freebsd

Overview

CVE-2000-1184 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting freebsd freebsd. It was published on January 9, 2001.

Technical Description

telnetd in FreeBSD 4.2 and earlier, and possibly other operating systems, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by specifying an arbitrary large file in the TERMCAP environmental variable, which consumes resources as the server processes the file.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from freebsd. Update freebsd to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status

References

Ref ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:69.telnetd.v1.1.asc Ref www.osvdb.org/6083 Ref exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5959 Ref ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:69.telnetd.v1.1.asc Ref www.osvdb.org/6083 Ref exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5959

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2000-1184?

CVE-2000-1184 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting freebsd freebsd. It was published on January 9, 2001.

How severe is CVE-2000-1184?

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