USN-6304-1 (UBUNTU-CVE-2022-39028)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2023-08-22 16:59 – Updated: 2026-02-10 04:43 – Source website
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inetutils vulnerabilities
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It was discovered that telnetd in GNU Inetutils incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (CVE-2022-39028)

It was discovered that Inetutils incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-40303)

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  "details": "It was discovered that telnetd in GNU Inetutils incorrectly handled certain inputs.\nAn attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash.  This issue\nonly affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (CVE-2022-39028)\n\nIt was discovered that Inetutils incorrectly handled certain inputs.\nAn attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information,\nor execute arbitrary code.\n(CVE-2023-40303)\n",
  "id": "USN-6304-1",
  "modified": "2026-02-10T04:43:16Z",
  "published": "2023-08-22T16:59:30Z",
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