CVE-2000-1184: Medium severity FreeBSD FreeBSD vulnerability
Published Jan 9, 2001
·Updated
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.
Affected Software
5 affected components
FreeBSD FreeBSD=4.1
FreeBSD FreeBSD=3.5.1-stable
FreeBSD FreeBSD=3.0
FreeBSD FreeBSD=4.0
FreeBSD FreeBSD=4.1.1
Remediation
Event History
Jan 9, 2001
CVE Published
05:00 AM
Jan 22, 2001
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:00 AM
Description
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2000-1184?
CVE-2000-1184 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability.
2
How do I fix CVE-2000-1184?
To fix CVE-2000-1184, upgrade to a version of FreeBSD that is newer than 4.2.
3
What systems are affected by CVE-2000-1184?
CVE-2000-1184 affects FreeBSD 4.2 and earlier versions along with potentially other operating systems.
4
Can CVE-2000-1184 be exploited remotely?
Yes, CVE-2000-1184 allows remote attackers to exploit the vulnerability.
5
What does CVE-2000-1184 exploit in telnetd?
CVE-2000-1184 exploits telnetd by allowing attackers to specify an arbitrarily large file in the TERMCAP environmental variable.