CVE-2012-0862 (GCVE-0-2012-0862)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2012-06-04 20:00
Modified
2024-08-06 18:38
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
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.
References
secalert@redhat.com http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/081428.html
secalert@redhat.com http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/081446.html
secalert@redhat.com http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1302.html
secalert@redhat.com http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:155
secalert@redhat.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/09/5
secalert@redhat.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/10/2
secalert@redhat.com http://www.osvdb.org/81774
secalert@redhat.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53720
secalert@redhat.com http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027050
secalert@redhat.com http://www.xinetd.org/#changes
secalert@redhat.com https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=583311
secalert@redhat.com https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=790940
secalert@redhat.com https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75965
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/081428.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/081446.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1302.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:155
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/09/5
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/10/2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.osvdb.org/81774
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53720
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027050
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.xinetd.org/#changes
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=583311
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=790940
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75965
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