The Telnet client for Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Services for UNIX allows remote attackers to read sensitive…

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

33.0% · top 1.6% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (9)

• 1014203 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 13940 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• VU#800829 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:605 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• MS05-033 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
• 15690 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20050614 Multiple Vendor Telnet Client Information Disclosure Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:784 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1132 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_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)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2005-1205](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2005-1205.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2005-1205)

Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 21:44 UTC.