CVE-2020-10188
Publication date 6 March 2020
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
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.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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inetutils | 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.1
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 2:1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 2:1.9.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
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|
14.04 LTS trusty |
Needs evaluation
|
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netkit-telnet | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
|
14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
|
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netkit-telnet-ssl | 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
|
20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
|
16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
|
|
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
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in netkit-telnet, this CVE was patched in 0.17-18woody2. See https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=953477 for more information.
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 9.8 · Critical |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-5048-1
- Inetutils vulnerability
- 19 August 2021
- USN-5048-2
- Inetutils vulnerability
- 20 August 2021