PROTOCOL-TELNET -- Snort has detected traffic that may indicate the presence of the telnet protocol or vulnerabilities in the telnet protocol on the network.
PROTOCOL-TELNET resolv_host_conf
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:
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No known false positives
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].
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CVE-2001-0170 |
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