{"id":"USN-6304-1","summary":"inetutils vulnerabilities","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","modified":"2026-02-10T04:43:16Z","published":"2023-08-22T16:59:30Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2022-39028","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-40303"],"upstream":["CVE-2022-39028","CVE-2023-40303","UBUNTU-CVE-2022-39028","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-40303"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6304-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-39028"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-40303"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"inetutils","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:20.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/inetutils@2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=focal"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.2"}]}],"versions":["2:1.9.4-10build1","2:1.9.4-11","2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"inetutils-ftp","binary_version":"2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.2"},{"binary_name":"inetutils-ftpd","binary_version":"2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.2"},{"binary_name":"inetutils-inetd","binary_version":"2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.2"},{"binary_name":"inetutils-ping","binary_version":"2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.2"},{"binary_name":"inetutils-syslogd","binary_version":"2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.2"},{"binary_name":"inetutils-talk","binary_version":"2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.2"},{"binary_name":"inetutils-talkd","binary_version":"2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.2"},{"binary_name":"inetutils-telnet","binary_version":"2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.2"},{"binary_name":"inetutils-telnetd","binary_version":"2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.2"},{"binary_name":"inetutils-tools","binary_version":"2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.2"},{"binary_name":"inetutils-traceroute","binary_version":"2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.2"}],"availability":"No subscription required"},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}],"id":"CVE-2022-39028"},{"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}],"id":"CVE-2023-40303"}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6304-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"inetutils","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:22.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/inetutils@2:2.2-2ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=jammy"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2:2.2-2ubuntu0.1"}]}],"versions":["2:2.0-1","2:2.2-2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"inetutils-ftp","binary_version":"2:2.2-2ubuntu0.1"},{"binary_name":"inetutils-ftpd","binary_version":"2:2.2-2ubuntu0.1"},{"binary_name":"inetutils-inetd","binary_version":"2:2.2-2ubuntu0.1"},{"binary_name":"inetutils-ping","binary_version":"2:2.2-2ubuntu0.1"},{"binary_name":"inetutils-syslogd","binary_version":"2:2.2-2ubuntu0.1"},{"binary_name":"inetutils-talk","binary_version":"2:2.2-2ubuntu0.1"},{"binary_name":"inetutils-talkd","binary_version":"2:2.2-2ubuntu0.1"},{"binary_name":"inetutils-telnet","binary_version":"2:2.2-2ubuntu0.1"},{"binary_name":"inetutils-telnetd","binary_version":"2:2.2-2ubuntu0.1"},{"binary_name":"inetutils-tools","binary_version":"2:2.2-2ubuntu0.1"},{"binary_name":"inetutils-traceroute","binary_version":"2:2.2-2ubuntu0.1"}],"availability":"No subscription required"},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}],"id":"CVE-2022-39028"},{"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}],"id":"CVE-2023-40303"}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:22.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6304-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}