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CVE-2020-10188 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://appgateresearch.blogspot.com/2020/02/bravestarr-fedora-31-netkit-telnetd_28.html CVEThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/krb5/krb5-appl/blob/d00cd671dfe945791b33d4f1f6a5c57ae1667ef8/telnet/telnetd/utility.c#L205-L216 CVEPatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00012.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00038.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7FMTRRQTYKWZD2GMXX3GLZV46OLPCLVK/ CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2020-10188
NVD Published Date:
Mar 6, 2020
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2020-10188 Details - Not Deferred