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CVE-2005-0768
published 2005-05-02

CVE-2005-0768: Buffer overflow in the administration web server for GoodTech Telnet Server 4.0 and 5.0, and possibly all versions before 5.0.7, allows remote attackers to…

PriorityP356critical10CVSS 2.0
AVNACLAuNCCICAC
EXPLOIT
EPSS
59.53%
99.0th percentile
Buffer overflow in the administration web server for GoodTech Telnet Server 4.0 and 5.0, and possibly all versions before 5.0.7, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string to port 2380.

Affected

2 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
goodtech_systemsgoodtech_telnet_server
goodtech_systemsgoodtech_telnet_server

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

port2380
commandGET /<10032 * 'a'>\xDE\xC0\xAD\xDE\r\n\r\n
bytes
\xDE\xC0\xAD\xDE
bytes
\x81\xc4\xff\xef\xff\xff\x44
  • Detect exploitation attempts by monitoring for abnormally long HTTP GET requests (>10000 bytes) sent to TCP port 2380, targeting the GoodTech Telnet Server administration web interface.
  • The Metasploit exploit uses a 10020-byte random English string with the SEH overwrite placed at offset 10012; alert on HTTP requests to port 2380 exceeding ~10000 bytes.
  • The PoC exploit sends exactly 10032+ bytes starting with 'GET /' to port 2380; network signatures should match GET requests of this length on that port.
  • The Metasploit module targets Windows 2000 Pro English All with RET address 0x75022ac4 and Windows XP Pro SP0/SP1 English with RET address 0x71aa32ad; these return addresses in network traffic to port 2380 are strong indicators of exploitation.
  • Bad characters for payload encoding include null bytes and common HTTP special characters; their absence in a large request body to port 2380 may indicate a crafted exploit payload.
  • ·The vulnerability affects GoodTech Telnet Server versions 4.0, 5.0, and all versions prior to 5.0.7; version 5.0.7 and later are not affected.
  • ·The overflow occurs in the administration web server component (port 2380), not the Telnet service port itself; ensure detection rules target port 2380 specifically.
  • ·The Metasploit module uses EXITFUNC=thread, meaning the exploited process may continue running after shellcode execution, potentially masking post-exploitation activity.
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