CVE-2020-10188
CRITICAL severity · CVSS 9.8 · Buffer overflow
9.8CVSS CRITICAL
Summary
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)75%
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://github.com/krb5/krb5-appl/blob/d00cd671dfe945791b33d4f1f6a5c57ae1667ef8/telnet/telnetd/utility.c#L205-L216 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://github.com/krb5/krb5-appl/blob/d00cd671dfe945791b33d4f1f6a5c57ae1667ef8/telnet/telnetd/utility.c#L205-L216Patch
- https://appgateresearch.blogspot.com/2020/02/bravestarr-fedora-31-netkit-telnetd_28.htmlAdvisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00012.htmlAdvisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00038.htmlAdvisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7FMTRRQTYKWZD2GMXX3GLZV46OLPCLVK/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HLU6FL24BSQQEB2SJC26NLJ2MANQDA7M/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K3VJ6V2Z3JRNJOBVHSOPMAC76PSSKG6A/
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-telnetd-EFJrEzPxAdvisory