openEuler 20.03 LTS SP4 update for telnet
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2022-39028 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-476 |
| Exploitation vector | Local network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
openEuler Operating systems & Components / Operating system telnet-help Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component telnet-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component telnet-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component telnet Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | openEuler |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference
EUVDB-ID: #VU67777
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-39028
CWE-ID:
CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in telnetd daemon. A remote attacker can trigger NULL pointer dereference via 0xff 0xf7 or 0xff 0xf8 and crash telnetd.
Install updates from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsopenEuler: 20.03 LTS SP4
telnet-help: before 0.17-77
telnet-debugsource: before 0.17-77
telnet-debuginfo: before 0.17-77
telnet: before 0.17-77
External linkshttp://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2024-1359
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
