Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200504-01.
Solution
All telnet-bsd users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/telnet-bsd-1.0-r1'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200504-01 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=87019
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=221&type=vulnerabilities http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=220&type=vulnerabilities
Insight
The telnet-bsd telnet client is vulnerable to two buffer overflows, which could allow a malicious telnet server operator to execute arbitrary code.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2005-0468, CVE-2005-0469 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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