Vulnerability in Xinetd
CVE-2000-0536
xinetd 2.1.8.x does not properly restrict connections if hostnames are used for access control and the connecting host does not have a reverse DNS entry.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.021 (81.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Xinetd — versions 2.1.87, 2.1.88, 2.1.88_pre1
References
- www.synack.net/xinetd/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4986 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/1381 (Exploit, Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2000/20000619 (vendor-advisory)