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Red Hat: CVE-2020-10188: no bounds checks in nextitem() function allows to remotely execute arbitrary code (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2020-10188: no bounds checks in nextitem() function allows to remotely execute arbitrary code (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
03/06/2020
Created
04/08/2020
Added
04/07/2020
Modified
12/15/2023

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)

  • redhat-upgrade-telnet
  • redhat-upgrade-telnet-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-telnet-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-telnet-server
  • redhat-upgrade-telnet-server-debuginfo

References

  • CVE-2020-10188
  • RHSA-2020:1318
  • RHSA-2020:1334

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