Vulnerability in Rinetd

CVE-2003-0212

handleAccept in rinetd before 0.62 does not properly resize the connection list when it becomes full and sets an array index incorrectly, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large number of connections.

EPSS: 0.024 (82.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Rinetd — versions 0.52, 0.61
  • N/a — versions n/a

References