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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM : Inetutils vulnerability (USN-5048-2)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 183586

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-5048-2 advisory.

 - 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.
 (CVE-2020-10188)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5048-2

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 183586

File Name: ubuntu_USN-5048-2.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/20/2023

Updated: 10/21/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-10188

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:esm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:inetutils-ftp, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:inetutils-ftpd, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:inetutils-inetd, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:inetutils-ping, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:inetutils-syslogd, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:inetutils-talk, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:inetutils-talkd, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:inetutils-telnet, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:inetutils-telnetd, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:inetutils-tools, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:inetutils-traceroute

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/20/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/6/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-10188

USN: 5048-2