CVE-2020-10188
CRITICAL9.8EPSS 8.4%inetutils - security update
Published: 3/6/2020Modified: 4/28/2026
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.
Affected packages (5)
- Debian/inetutilsfrom 0, < 2:1.9.4-12
- Debian/inetutilsfrom 0, < 2:1.9.2.39.3a460-3+deb8u1
- Debian/inetutilsfrom 0, < 2:1.9.4-2+deb9u1
- Debian/netkit-telnetfrom 0, < 0.17-18woody2
- Debian/netkit-telnet-sslfrom 0, < 0.17.17+0.1-2woody3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |