{"id":"USN-5048-2","summary":"inetutils vulnerability","details":"USN-5048-1 fixed a vulnerability in Inetutils for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu\n20.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding fixes for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n It was discovered that Inetutils telnet server allows remote attackers to\n execute arbitrary code via short writes or urgent data. An attacker could use\n this vulnerability to cause a DoS or possibly execute arbitrary code.\n","modified":"2026-02-10T04:42:17Z","published":"2021-08-20T17:56:24Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2020-10188"],"upstream":["CVE-2020-10188","UBUNTU-CVE-2020-10188"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5048-2"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-10188"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"inetutils","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/inetutils@2:1.9.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2:1.9.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"}]}],"versions":["2:1.9.4-1","2:1.9.4-1build1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"inetutils-ftp","binary_version":"2:1.9.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"},{"binary_name":"inetutils-ftpd","binary_version":"2:1.9.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"},{"binary_name":"inetutils-inetd","binary_version":"2:1.9.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"},{"binary_name":"inetutils-ping","binary_version":"2:1.9.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"},{"binary_name":"inetutils-syslogd","binary_version":"2:1.9.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"},{"binary_name":"inetutils-talk","binary_version":"2:1.9.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"},{"binary_name":"inetutils-talkd","binary_version":"2:1.9.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"},{"binary_name":"inetutils-telnet","binary_version":"2:1.9.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"},{"binary_name":"inetutils-telnetd","binary_version":"2:1.9.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"},{"binary_name":"inetutils-tools","binary_version":"2:1.9.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"},{"binary_name":"inetutils-traceroute","binary_version":"2:1.9.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"}],"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5048-2.json","cves_map":{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","cves":[{"severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2020-10188"}]}}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}