CVE-2016-1888 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in the telnetd service of FreeBSD versions 9.3, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, and 11.0. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arguments into the login process through a series of memory allocation failures. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to unauthorized access. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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