Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 6, 2026· Updated Feb 17, 2026
AbsoluteTelnet 11.12 - "license name" Denial of Service
CVE-2020-37165
Description
AbsoluteTelnet 11.12 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an oversized license name. Attackers can generate a 2500-character payload and paste it into the license name field to trigger an application crash.
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Affected products
2= 11.12+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: = 11.12
- (no CPE)range: 11.12
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48006mitreexploit
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/absolutetelnet-license-name-denial-of-servicemitrethird-party-advisory
- www.celestialsoftware.netmitreproduct
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