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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.53527
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-699-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'netkit-telnet-ssl' package(s) announced via the DSA-699-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'netkit-telnet-ssl' package(s) announced via the DSA-699-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Gael Delalleau discovered a buffer overflow in the handling of the LINEMODE suboptions in telnet clients. This can lead to the execution of arbitrary code when connected to a malicious server.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 0.17.17+0.1-2woody4.

For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in version 0.17.24+0.1-8.

We recommend that you upgrade your telnet-ssl package.

Affected Software/OS:
'netkit-telnet-ssl' package(s) on Debian 3.0.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-0469
BugTraq ID: 12918
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12918
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#291924
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/291924
Debian Security Information: DSA-697 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-697
Debian Security Information: DSA-699 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-699
Debian Security Information: DSA-703 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-703
Debian Security Information: DSA-731 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.de/security/2005/dsa-731
FreeBSD Security Advisory: FreeBSD-SA-05:01.telnet
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:01.telnet.asc
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-36.xml
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=220&type=vulnerabilities
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:061
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9708
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-327.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-330.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/14745
http://secunia.com/advisories/17899
SGI Security Advisory: 20050405-01-P
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20050405-01-P
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101665-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101671-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57755-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57761-1
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/usn/usn-224-1
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