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CentOS: Security Advisory for telnet (CESA-2020:1335)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'telnet' package(s) announced via the CESA-2020:1335 advisory.
Insight
Insight
Telnet is a popular protocol for logging in to remote systems over the Internet. The telnet-server packages include a telnet service that supports remote logins into the host machine. The telnet service is disabled by default. Security Fix(es): * telnet-server: no bounds checks in nextitem() function allows to remotely execute arbitrary code (CVE-2020-10188) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'telnet' package(s) on CentOS 6.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Please install the updated package(s).