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Vulnerability record · CVE-2003-1090 · published 6 February 2003

CVE-2003-1090: Celestial software absolutetelnet vulnerability

Celestial Software · Absolutetelnet

Buffer overflow in AbsoluteTelnet before 2.12 RC10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long window title.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 12% · top 4.1%
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
12%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in AbsoluteTelnet before 2.12 RC10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long window title.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2003-1090), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.