PT-2001-2051 · Sco · Openserver

Published 2001-11-30 · Updated 2017-10-10 · CVE-2001-0896

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 OpenServer version 5.0.5

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in a crash, by performing a port scan. This can be achieved using tools like nmap with the -PO option.

Recommendations For OpenServer version 5.0.5, consider restricting access to the inetd service to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, limit the exposure of the system to port scans until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-0896

Affected Products

Openserver

References · 5

• ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/openserver/CSSA-2001-SCO.33/CSSA-2001-SCO.33.txt · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0896 · Security Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101284101228656&w=2 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7571 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101303877215098&w=2 · Note