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CVE-2000-0536

critical

Description

xinetd 2.1.8.x does not properly restrict connections if hostnames are used for access control and the connecting host does not have a reverse DNS entry.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4986

http://www.synack.net/xinetd/

http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000619

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2000-06-04

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00489