telnet

	telnet
advICE :Exploits :Services :shell : telnet

Telnet is the most popular program for remotely logging into UNIX machines. However, it has numerous security problems, as described below.

BugtraqID: 459
BugtraqID: 594-Possible to set the TERM environmental variable before connecting.
Telnet login name very long-Tries to do a buffer overflow exploit on the login prompt.
Telnet password very long-Tries to overflow the buffer of the password prompt.
Telnet terminal type very long-Tries to overflow the terminal field, one of the options negotiated when a client connects to a server.
Telnet login failed-A password-grinding attempt against the Telnet service.
TELNET port probe-Scans to see if Telnet is running.
Telnet abuse-Using Telnet to break into other services like FTP, HTTP, SMTP, etc.

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