# CVE-2005-2040: Multiple buffer overflows in the getterminaltype function in telnetd for Heimdal before 0.6.5 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrar

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-06-21 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the getterminaltype function in telnetd for Heimdal before 0.6.5 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-0468 and CVE-2005-0469.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.pdc.kth.se/heimdal/advisory/2005-06-20/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-758
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15718
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200506-24.xml
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_40_heimdal.html

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