Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2020-10188: Security patch for telnet (ALAS-2020-1422)
10
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
03/06/2020
05/09/2020
05/08/2020
09/30/2022
Description
utility.c in telnetd in netkit telnet through 0.17 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via short writes or urgent data, because of a buffer overflow involving the netclear and nextitem functions.
Solution(s)
- amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-telnet
- amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-telnet-debuginfo
- amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-telnet-server
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