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CVE-2012-0862
CVE information
Published
Last Modified
CVSSv2.0 Severity
Impact Analysis
Description
builtins.c in Xinetd before 2.3.15 does not check the service type when the tcpmux-server service is enabled, which exposes all enabled services and allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a request to tcpmux port 1..
CVSSv2.0 Score
- Severity
- Medium
- Base Score
- 4.3/10
- Exploit Score
- 8.6/10
- Access Vector
- Network
- Access Complexity
- Medium
- Authentication Required
- None
- Impact Score
- 2.9/10
- Confidentiality Impact
- Partial
- Availability Impact
- None
- Integrity Impact
- None
Products Affected
CPE | Affected | Vulnerable | Excluding | Edit |
---|---|---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - | |
cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - | |
cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - | |
cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - | |
cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - | |
cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - | |
cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - | |
cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - | |
cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - | |
cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=790940
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=583311
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53720
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/10/2
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/081428.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/81774
- http://www.xinetd.org/#changes
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027050
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/081446.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/09/5
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:155
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1302.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75965