VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-7115

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL

EPSS probability4.57%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2016-08-30

Last modified2026-06-17

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.