Netkit Telnet Project maintains a legacy terminal-access utility that, despite minimal current active development and use, remains discoverable in network environments and embedded systems. The observed vulnerability surface centers on classic buffer-overflow conditions in input handling, a pattern typical of C-based network services from the era prior to widespread memory-safety tooling. Current exploitation activity and exposure counts are shown alongside this summary.
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact products developed by Netkit Telnet Project over time
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (2 CVEs).
2 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2020-10188CRITICAL utility.c in telnetd in netkit telnet through 0.17 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via short writes or urgent data, because of a buffer overflow involving the net | Mar 6, 2020 | 9.8 | 68 | NO | NO |
CVE-2022-39028HIGH telnetd in GNU Inetutils through 2.3, MIT krb5-appl through 1.0.3, and derivative works has a NULL pointer dereference via 0xff 0xf7 or 0xff 0xf8. In a typical installation, the te | Aug 30, 2022 | 7.5 | 26 | NO | NO |
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (2 CVEs).
An overview of all social media posts that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Netkit Telnet Project.
Media articles that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Netkit Telnet Project — matched by CVE ID, not by vendor name.