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CVE-2020-10188

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.

References

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HLU6FL24BSQQEB2SJC26NLJ2MANQDA7M/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7FMTRRQTYKWZD2GMXX3GLZV46OLPCLVK/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K3VJ6V2Z3JRNJOBVHSOPMAC76PSSKG6A/
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00012.html
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-telnetd-EFJrEzPx
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00038.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
https://appgateresearch.blogspot.com/2020/02/bravestarr-fedora-31-netkit-telnetd_28.html
https://github.com/krb5/krb5-appl/blob/d00cd671dfe945791b33d4f1f6a5c57ae1667ef8/telnet/telnetd/utility.c#L205-L216
https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/10702-security-advisory-48
Published
Mar 6, 2020 14:07:21 UTC
Updated
Jan 21, 2026 01:32:48 UTC
Reserved
Mar 6, 2020 00:00:00 UTC
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