CVE-2009-0641 | BDVDB-2026-35011 Detail

Description#

sys_term.c in telnetd in FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE and other 7.x versions deletes dangerous environment variables with a method that was valid only in older FreeBSD distributions, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by passing a crafted environment variable from a telnet client, as demonstrated by an LD_PRELOAD value that references a malicious library.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-09:05.telnetd.asc
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48780
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33777
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2009-February/067954.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8055

Exploit#

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8055

History#

Version 12009-02-18Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-07Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.