Rule Category

PROTOCOL-TELNET -- Snort has detected traffic that may indicate the presence of the telnet protocol or vulnerabilities in the telnet protocol on the network.

Alert Message

PROTOCOL-TELNET resolv_host_conf

Rule Explanation

glibc 2.1.9x and earlier does not properly clear the RESOLV_HOST_CONF, HOSTALIASES, or RES_OPTIONS environmental variables when executing setuid/setgid programs, which could allow local users to read arbitrary files. Impact: CVSS base score 2.1 CVSS impact score 2.9 CVSS exploitability score 3.9 confidentialityImpact PARTIAL integrityImpact NONE availabilityImpact NONE Details: Ease of Attack:

What To Look For

No information provided

Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Talos research team. This document was generated from data supplied by the national vulnerability database, a product of the national institute of standards and technology. For more information see [nvd].

Rule Groups

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CVE

Rule Vulnerability

CVE Additional Information

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CVE-2001-0170
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