CVE-1999-1098

Summary

CVE-1999-1098 is a vulnerability affecting the BSD Telnet client. This issue allows remote attackers to decrypt Telnet sessions even if encryption is enabled. This can be exploited by an attacker through sniffing the network traffic. The vulnerability is further compounded by the fact that the client also supports Kerberos 4 authentication, which is known to have security weaknesses. The combination of these factors makes it crucial for affected systems to be updated as soon as possible to mitigate the risk of attack.

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