VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2001-0825
Buffer overflow in internal string handling routines of xinetd before 2.1.8.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a length argument of zero or less, which disables the length check.
HIGH 10.0EPSS 3.60%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.60%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in internal string handling routines of xinetd before 2.1.8.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a length argument of zero or less, which disables the length check.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.60% probability · 89th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- xinetd/xinetd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000406Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-029-01
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-092.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2971Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6804
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000406Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-029-01
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-092.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2971Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6804
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.