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Buffer overrun Vulnerability in Celestial Software Absolute Telnet
A vulnerability in Celestial Software's Absolute Telnet 2.00 and 2.11 can lead to arbitrary execution of code on the vulnerable system.
Ken Pfeil
February 11, 2003
1 Min Read
Reported February 6, 2003, by KnudErik Højgaard.
VERSIONS AFFECTED
Absolute Telnet 2.00 and 2.11
DESCRIPTION
Avulnerability in Celestial Software's Absolute Telnet 2.00 and 2.11 can lead toarbitrary execution of code on the vulnerable system. This vulnerability is aresult of insufficient bounds checking in the code that sets the program's titlebar.
VENDOR RESPONSE
CelestialSoftware has released version 2.12 Release Candidate 10 (RC10),which isn't vulnerable to this condition.
CREDIT
Discoveredby Knud Erik Højgaard.
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