Medium severity6.2NVD Advisory· Published Feb 7, 2026· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-37166
CVE-2020-37166
Description
AbsoluteTelnet 11.12 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the SSH2 username input field that allows local attackers to crash the application. Attackers can overwrite the username field with a 1000-byte buffer, causing the application to become unresponsive and terminate.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:celestialsoftware:absolutetelnet:11.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:celestialsoftware:absolutetelnet:11.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 11.12
- Range: 11.12
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48010nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.celestialsoftware.netnvdProduct
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/absolutetelnet-sshusername-denial-of-servicenvdBroken Link
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