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CVE-2003-1090
Buffer overflow in AbsoluteTelnet before 2.12 RC10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long window title.
High10.0EPSS 11.6%
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- mitre
Description
Buffer overflow in AbsoluteTelnet before 2.12 RC10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long window title.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 11.6% · top 3.9% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- 6785 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20030206 AbsoluteTelnet 2.00 buffer overflow. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 16024 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- absolutetelnet-title-bar-bo(11265) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- VU#666073 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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