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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200504-01 (telnet)
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 updates announced in advisory GLSA 200504-01.
Insight
Insight
The telnet-bsd telnet client is vulnerable to two buffer overflows, which could allow a malicious telnet server operator to execute arbitrary code.
Solution
Solution
All telnet-bsd users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/telnet-bsd-1.0-r1' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200504-01 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=87019 http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=221&type=vulnerabilities http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=220&type=vulnerabilities