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Information Disclosure Vulnerability in Telnet Client
Microsoft Telnet client contains an information disclosure vulnerability that could allow an intruder to read session variables of users connected to a Telnet server.
ITPro Today
June 14, 2005
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InformationDisclosure Vulnerability in Telnet Client
ReportedJune 14, 2005 by Microsoft
VERSIONS AFFECTED
Windows 2000Windows XPWindows Server 2003Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX |
DESCRIPTION
Microsoft Telnetclient contains an information disclosure vulnerability that couldallow an intruder to read session variables of users connected to aTelnet server.
VENDOR RESPONSE
Microsoft released asecurity bulletin, Vulnerabilityin Telnet Client Could Allow Information Disclosure (896428),and an associated patch to correct the problem.
CREDITS
Gaël Delalleauand iDEFENSE reported the vulnerability
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