xinetd 2.3.4/2.3.5/2.3.6 File Descriptors denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in xinetd 2.3.4/2.3.5/2.3.6. This affects an unknown part of the component File Descriptors. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2002-0871. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in xinetd 2.3.4/2.3.5/2.3.6 (Multimedia Player Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component File Descriptors. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

xinetd 2.3.4 leaks file descriptors for the signal pipe to services that are launched by xinetd, which could allow those services to cause a denial of service via the pipe.

The weakness was disclosed 09/05/2002 by Solar Designer as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-0871. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14988 (Debian DSA-151-1 : xinetd - pipe exposure), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks.

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 databases at X-Force (9844), Tenable (14988), SecurityFocus (BID 5458†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-44422†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 14988
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-151-1 : xinetd - pipe exposure
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OpenVAS ID: 53411
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 151-1 (xinetd)
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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08/13/2002 🔍
08/13/2002 +0 days 🔍
09/05/2002 +23 days 🔍
09/05/2002 +0 days 🔍
09/29/2004 +755 days 🔍
05/11/2014 +3511 days 🔍
07/23/2014 +73 days 🔍
06/27/2021 +2531 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Solar Designer
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-0871 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0871
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18757
X-Force: 9844
SecurityFocus: 5458 - Xinetd Open File Descriptor Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 44422 - xinetd 2.3.4 Local DoS due to File Descriptors Leakage, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 07/23/2014 10:49
Updated: 06/27/2021 14:54
Changes: 07/23/2014 10:49 (65), 05/27/2017 10:49 (3), 06/27/2021 14:54 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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