CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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5.3 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in rwhod (the affected version is unknown). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code of the component Packet Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:
rwho daemon rwhod in FreeBSD 4.2 and earlier, and possibly other operating systems, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed packets with a short length.
The weakness was released 06/27/2001 (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-0469. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (6229).
Product
Name
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
03/12/2001 🔍03/12/2001 🔍
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07/04/2014 🔍
02/13/2017 🔍
Sources
Advisory: archives.neohapsis.comStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2001-0469 (🔍)
X-Force: 6229 - rwhod remote denial of service
Vulnerability Center: 23091 - FreeBSD <= 4.2 and Apple Mac OS X <= 10.0.4 RWHO Daemon Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 2473 - rwhod Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 07/04/2014 17:28Updated: 02/13/2017 10:01
Changes: 07/04/2014 17:28 (50), 02/13/2017 10:01 (6)
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