PT-2001-1028 · Red Hat · Inetd

Published 2001-01-25 · Updated 2017-10-10 · CVE-2001-0309

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions inetd in Red Hat 6.2

Description The issue is related to inetd not properly closing sockets for internal services such as chargen, daytime, echo, etc. This allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a series of connections to the internal services. The vulnerability can be exploited remotely, potentially leading to disruption of protected information.

Recommendations For Red Hat 6.2, consider disabling the internal services such as chargen, daytime, echo, etc., until a proper fix is available to prevent remote attackers from causing a denial of service. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-07853

CVE-2001-0309

Affected Products

Inetd

References · 5

• 🔥 http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-006.html · Exploit
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-07853 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0309 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6380 · Note
• https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2001-006.html · Note