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Update the documentation to note that krb5 available for many Linux distributions is also vulnerable

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Determines whether the encryption option is supported on a remote telnet server. Some systems (at least FreeBSD) implement this option incorrectly, leading to a remote root vulnerability (FreeBSD-SA-11:08.telnetd). This script currently only tests whether encryption is supported, not for that particular vulnerability.
Determines whether the encryption option is supported on a remote telnet server. Some systems (including FreeBSD and the krb5 telnetd available in many Linux distributions) implement this option incorrectly, leading to a remote root vulnerability. This script currently only tests whether encryption is supported, not for that particular vulnerability.
References:
* FreeBSD Advisory: http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-announce/2011-December/001398.html
* FreeBSD Exploit: http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18280/
* RedHat Enterprise Linux Advisory: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1854.html
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