Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : xinetd (MDKSA-2002:053)

low Nessus Plugin ID 61918

Synopsis

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

Description

A vulnerability was discovered by Solar Designer in xinetd. File descriptors for the signal pipe that were introduced in version 2.3.4 are leaked into services started by xinetd, which can then be used to talk to xinetd, resulting in a crash of xinetd.

Solution

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

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 61918

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2002-053.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Published: 9/6/2012

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/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

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

Patch Publication Date: 8/26/2002

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2002-0871

MDKSA: 2002:053