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Message-ID: <20260225210354.2bbf0d04@stinkedores.dorfdsl.de>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 21:03:54 +0100
From: Marco Moock <mm@...fdsl.de>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: Telnetd Vulnerability Report
Am 25.02.2026 um 20:47:09 Uhr schrieb Steffen Nurpmeso:
> It seems to me one reason to use telnet(1) arises from the fact
> that there is no nc(1) around. busybox has one, but it is not
> feature rich enough. And the one of LibreSSL, which is, as it
> says, a swiss-army-knife, is very often not available at all.
IIRC this issue is only about the telnetd telnet server daemon, not the
client. This service is only in use if enabled in inetd (or
replacements) by the administrator.
--
kind regards
Marco
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