TELNET: Telnet service tlntsvr.exe Denial Of Service

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against Telnet service. A successful attack can result in a denial-of-service condition.

Extended Description

Buffer overflow in the Telnet service in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted packets, aka "Windows Telnet Service Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."

Affected Products

Microsoft windows_server_2003

References

CVE: CVE-2015-0014

Short Name
TELNET:DOS:TLNTSVR-EXE-DOS
Severity
Critical
Recommended
True
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
TELNET
Keywords
CVE-2015-0014 Denial Of Service Telnet service tlntsvr.exe
Release Date
01/13/2015
Supported Platforms

srx-branch-12.3

srx-19.3

srx-branch-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.2

srx-branch-19.4

vsrx-19.4

mx-12.3

mx-19.4

vmx-19.4

mx-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.4

srx-19.4

vsrx-12.3

vmx-19.3

vsrx-19.2

srx-12.3

Sigpack Version
3761
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors

Microsoft

CVSS Score

10.0

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