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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54459
Category:Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2005-210-01)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'telnet' package(s) announced via the SSA:2005-210-01 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'telnet' package(s) announced via the SSA:2005-210-01 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
New tcpip packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1,
and -current to fix a security issue with the telnet client. Overflows in
the telnet client may lead to the execution of arbitrary code as the telnet
user if the user connects to a malicious telnet server.

More details about this issue may be found in the Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:

[links moved to references]

Here are the details from the Slackware 10.1 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/tcpip-0.17-i486-31b.tgz: Patched two overflows in
the telnet client that could allow the execution of arbitrary code
when connected to a malicious telnet server.
For more information, see:
[links moved to references]
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+

Affected Software/OS:
'telnet' package(s) on Slackware 8.1, Slackware 9.0, Slackware 9.1, Slackware 10.0, Slackware 10.1, Slackware current.

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-2005-0468
BugTraq ID: 12919
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12919
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#341908
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/341908
Conectiva Linux advisory: CLA-2005:962
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000962
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.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=221&type=vulnerabilities
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:061
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9640
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
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
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-36.xml
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=220&type=vulnerabilities
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9708
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