CVE-2005-1205 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can read sensitive environment variables from Windows Telnet clients via the NEW-ENVIRON option.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2005-1205?

CVE-2005-1205 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, published on 14 Jun 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1205?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Windows 2003 Server.

How do I fix CVE-2005-1205?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1205 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2005-1205 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1205 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Windows 2003 Server vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7rhw-9h9h-3r9c.

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