vuln-ubuntu/data/osv/usn/USN-5048-1.json

{
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "id": "USN-5048-1",
  "summary": "inetutils vulnerability",
  "details": "It was discovered that Inetutils telnet server allows remote attackers to\nexecute arbitrary code via short writes or urgent data. An attacker could use\nthis vulnerability to cause a DoS or possibly execute arbitrary code.\n",
  "aliases": [],
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2020-10188"
  ],
  "related": [],
  "published": "2021-08-19T19:14:10Z",
  "modified": "2026-04-27T14:11:27Z",
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
        "name": "inetutils",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/inetutils@2:1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=bionic"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2:1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "2:1.9.4-2build1",
        "2:1.9.4-3"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "inetutils-ftp",
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "inetutils-ftpd",
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "inetutils-inetd",
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "inetutils-ping",
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "inetutils-syslogd",
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "inetutils-talk",
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "inetutils-talkd",
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "inetutils-telnet",
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "inetutils-telnetd",
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "inetutils-tools",
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "inetutils-traceroute",
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "No subscription required"
      },
      "database_specific": {
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          "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
          "cves": [
            {
              "id": "CVE-2020-10188",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
        "name": "inetutils",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/inetutils@2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=focal"
      },
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        {
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            {
              "introduced": "0"
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              "fixed": "2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.1"
            }
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      "versions": [
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        "2:1.9.4-11"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "inetutils-ftp",
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "inetutils-ftpd",
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "inetutils-inetd",
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "inetutils-ping",
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "inetutils-syslogd",
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "inetutils-talk",
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "inetutils-talkd",
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "inetutils-telnet",
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "inetutils-telnetd",
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "inetutils-tools",
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "inetutils-traceroute",
            "binary_version": "2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.1"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "No subscription required"
      },
      "database_specific": {
        "cves_map": {
          "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
          "cves": [
            {
              "id": "CVE-2020-10188",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5048-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-10188"
    }
  ]
}