Security readout for executives and security teams
This is an old Solaris Telnet service flaw that can let a remote attacker make the Telnet daemon consume CPU in an infinite loop. The known impact is service degradation or denial of service, not data theft or code execution based on the provided sources. Exposure is most likely on legacy Solaris 2.6 through 9 systems with Telnet enabled and reachable. Internet-facing Telnet materially increases risk. Environments that have removed Telnet, restrict it to trusted management networks, or retired these Solaris versions have lower exposure. Treat this as a legacy exposure cleanup item unless Telnet is internet-facing or supports critical operations. It can disrupt availability, but the provided evidence does not indicate data compromise, code execution, or known active exploitation. Mitigation focus: Identify Solaris 2.6 through 9 hosts still running in.telnetd.; Review Sun Alert 54181 or successor Oracle guidance for vendor-approved corrective action.; Disable Telnet where it is not operationally required..
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- sun-intelnetd-dos(12140)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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