CVE-2012-0862 in Xinetd

Summary

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.

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• Reservation: 01/19/2012
• Disclosure: 06/04/2012
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: 1: VDB-60892
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-20 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 5.3
• EPSS: 0.00535
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0862
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0862
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2012-0862/