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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2020-10188): Inetutils vulnerability

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2020-10188): Inetutils vulnerability

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
03/06/2020
Created
08/25/2021
Added
08/21/2021
Modified
03/22/2023

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)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-inetutils-telnetd

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