Vulnerability   
Search   
    Search 324607 CVE descriptions
and 145615 test descriptions,
access 10,000+ cross references.
Tests   CVE   All  

Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.883219
Category:CentOS Local Security Checks
Title:CentOS: Security Advisory for telnet (CESA-2020:1335)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'telnet'; package(s) announced via the CESA-2020:1335 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'telnet'
package(s) announced via the CESA-2020:1335 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Telnet is a popular protocol for logging in to remote systems over the
Internet. The telnet-server packages include a telnet service that supports
remote logins into the host machine. The telnet service is disabled by
default.

Security Fix(es):

* telnet-server: no bounds checks in nextitem() function allows to remotely
execute arbitrary code (CVE-2020-10188)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE
page(s) listed in the References section.

Affected Software/OS:
'telnet' package(s) on CentOS 6.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
10.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-10188
Cisco Security Advisory: 20200624 Telnet Vulnerability Affecting Cisco Products: June 2020
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-telnetd-EFJrEzPx
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HLU6FL24BSQQEB2SJC26NLJ2MANQDA7M/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K3VJ6V2Z3JRNJOBVHSOPMAC76PSSKG6A/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7FMTRRQTYKWZD2GMXX3GLZV46OLPCLVK/
https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/10702-security-advisory-48
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.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00012.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00038.html
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2020 Greenbone Networks GmbH

This is only one of 145615 vulnerability tests in our test suite. Find out more about running a complete security audit.

To run a free test of this vulnerability against your system, register below.




© 1998-2025 E-Soft Inc. All rights reserved.