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SSLTelnetd Unspecified Format String Vulnerability

Reportedly SSLTelnetd is affected by an unspecified format string vulnerability. This issue is due to an improper implementation of a formatted string function.

Specific technical details about this issue were not disclosed. It is conjectured that due to the nature of the affected application, this issue is remotely exploitable.

This vulnerability is reported to affect Linux Netkit netkit-telnet-ssl 0.17.17, however, it is likely that other versions are affected as well.

This BID will be updated when more information becomes available.