Vulnerability in Xinetd

CVE-2001-0825

Buffer overflow in internal string handling routines of xinetd before 2.1.8.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a length argument of zero or less, which disables the length check.

EPSS: 0.036 (88.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Xinetd — versions 2.1.8.8, 2.1.8.9, 2.3.0
  • N/a — versions n/a

References