Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : xinetd (MDKSA-2003:056)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 14040

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

A vulnerability was discovered in xinetd where memory was allocated and never freed if a connection was refused for any reason. Because of this bug, an attacker could crash the xinetd server, making unavailable all of the services it controls. Other flaws were also discovered that could cause incorrect operation in certain strange configurations.

These issues have been fixed upstream in xinetd version 2.3.11 which are provided in this update.

Solution

Update the affected xinetd and / or xinetd-ipv6 packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 14040

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2003-056.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 7/31/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:xinetd, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:xinetd-ipv6, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.2, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.0, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 5/14/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0211

MDKSA: 2003:056

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