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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.036 (89.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 89.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.036 · newest: 0.036 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Xinetd — versions 2.1.8.8, 2.1.8.9, 2.3.0
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/2971 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6804 (vdb-entry)
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/ (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-092.html (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-029-01 (vendor-advisory)