Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 30, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-7115
CVE-2016-7115
Description
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
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
3- github.com/haakonnessjoen/MAC-Telnet/commit/b69d11727d4f0f8cf719c79e3fb700f55ca03e9anvdIssue TrackingPatch
- github.com/haakonnessjoen/MAC-Telnet/pull/20nvdIssue TrackingPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92699nvd
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