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RHSA-2005-504: telnet

Vulnerability Assessment Summary Check for the version of the telnet packages Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Updated telnet packages that fix an information disclosure issue are now available. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The telnet package provides a command line telnet client. Gael Delalleau discovered an information disclosure issue in the way the telnet client handles messages from a server. A possible hacker could construct a malicious telnet server that collects information from the environment of any victim who connects to it. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2005-0488 to this issue. Users of telnet should upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch to correct this issue. Solution : http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-504.html Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Tenable Network Security

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