USN-7781-1: inetutils Ubuntu

CVSS: UnknownPublished
Published 28-09-2025Last modified 25-06-2026
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Vulnerability summary

USN-7781-1 is a vulnerability in inetutils Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.

Overall risk
0/100
0100
Minimal · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
Not scored
010
No CVSS score recorded
EPSS score
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KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 4 · Downstream 0 · Related 4
CVE-2019-0053CVE-2020-10188CVE-2022-39028CVE-2023-40303

Timeline

  1. 28-09-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 25-06-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

inetutils vulnerabilities Matthew Hickey discovered that Inetutils did not correctly handle certain escape characters. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2019-0053) It was discovered that Inetutils did not correctly handle certain memory operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-10188) It was discovered that Inetutils did not correctly handle certain memory operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-39028) It was discovered that Inetutils did not check the return values of set*id functions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate their privileges. (CVE-2023-40303)

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Public exploits

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Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

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Affected systems

Ubuntu1 product
  • inetutils< 2:1.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | < 2:1.9.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 | < 2:1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1+esm2

1 vendor · 1 product

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