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Debian: CVE-2020-10188: inetutils, netkit-telnet, netkit-telnet-ssl -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2020-10188: inetutils, netkit-telnet, netkit-telnet-ssl -- security update

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
03/06/2020
Created
04/17/2020
Added
04/16/2020
Modified
11/04/2022

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)

  • debian-upgrade-inetutils
  • debian-upgrade-netkit-telnet
  • debian-upgrade-netkit-telnet-ssl

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