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TESO in.telnetd buffer overflow
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
Gain a shell remotely
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
10.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Mitigation
Created
Created
18 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
The Telnet server does not return an expected number of replies when it receives a long sequence of 'Are You There' commands. This probably means it overflows one of its internal buffers and crashes.
Solution
Solution
Comment out the 'telnet' line in /etc/inetd.conf.