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CVE-2016-7115
CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-08-30T17:59:04.550 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:52:36.997

Summary

Buffer overflow in the handle_packet function in mactelnet.c in the client in MAC-Telnet 0.4.3 and earlier allows remote TELNET servers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in an MT_CPTYPE_PASSSALT control packet.

Affected products

mac-telnet_project — mac-telnet

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