Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 6, 2020· Updated Jan 21, 2026
CVE-2020-10188
CVE-2020-10188
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.
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Affected products
17- netkit/telnetddescription
- osv-coords15 versionspkg:rpm/suse/krb5-appl&distro=HPE%20Helion%20OpenStack%208pkg:rpm/suse/krb5-appl&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%205pkg:rpm/suse/krb5-appl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/krb5-appl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/krb5-appl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/krb5-appl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/krb5-appl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/krb5-appl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/krb5-appl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/krb5-appl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/krb5-appl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/krb5-appl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/krb5-appl&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207pkg:rpm/suse/krb5-appl&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%208pkg:rpm/suse/krb5-appl&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%208
< 1.0.3-3.3.1+ 14 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.3-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.3-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.3-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.3-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.3-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.3-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.3-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.3-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.3-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.3-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.3-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.3-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.3-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.3-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.3-3.3.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
10- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7FMTRRQTYKWZD2GMXX3GLZV46OLPCLVK/mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HLU6FL24BSQQEB2SJC26NLJ2MANQDA7M/mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K3VJ6V2Z3JRNJOBVHSOPMAC76PSSKG6A/mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-telnetd-EFJrEzPxmitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCO
- appgateresearch.blogspot.com/2020/02/bravestarr-fedora-31-netkit-telnetd_28.htmlmitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/krb5/krb5-appl/blob/d00cd671dfe945791b33d4f1f6a5c57ae1667ef8/telnet/telnetd/utility.cmitrex_refsource_MISC
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00012.htmlmitremailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00038.htmlmitremailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/10702-security-advisory-48mitrex_refsource_MISC
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.htmlmitrex_refsource_MISC
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