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inetutils vulnerability

2021-08-2017:56:24
Google
osv.dev
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usn-5048-1
inetutils
telnet server
remote attackers
execute arbitrary code
short writes
urgent data
dos

AI Score

9.8

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.833

Percentile

98.5%

USN-5048-1 fixed a vulnerability in Inetutils for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu
20.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding fixes for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Inetutils telnet server allows remote attackers to
execute arbitrary code via short writes or urgent data. An attacker could use
this vulnerability to cause a DoS or possibly execute arbitrary code.