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PUBLISHED DATE: December 19, 2000CVE-2000-0991:
Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

CVSS:
7.5
EPSS:
914.20%
Exploitability:
10
In KEV:
No
Description

Buffer overflow in Hilgraeve, Inc. HyperTerminal client on Windows 98, ME, and 2000 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long telnet URL, aka the "HyperTerminal Buffer Overflow" vulnerability.

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