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.

EPSS: 0.021 (80.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Xinetd — versions 2.1.87, 2.1.88, 2.1.88_pre1
  • N/a — versions n/a

References