# CVE-2005-1205: The Telnet client for Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Services for UNIX allows remote attackers to read sensitive env

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-06-14 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The Telnet client for Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Services for UNIX allows remote attackers to read sensitive environment variables via the NEW-ENVIRON option with a SEND ENV_USERVAR command.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014203
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13940
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/800829
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A605
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-033
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15690/
- http://idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=260&type=vulnerabilities
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A784
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1132

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