Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200503-36.
Solution
All netkit-telnetd users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/netkit-telnetd-0.17-r6'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200503-36 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=87211
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=220&type=vulnerabilities
Insight
The netkit-telnetd telnet client is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, which could allow a malicious telnet server operator to execute arbitrary code.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2005-0469 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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