CVE-2012-0862

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-0862
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-06-04 20:55:02 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptionbuiltins.c in Xinetd before 2.3.15 does not check the service type when the tcpmux-server service is enabled, which exposes all enabled services and allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a request to tcpmux port 1.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Xinetd Xinetd 2.3.10 All All All
Application Xinetd Xinetd 2.3.11 All All All
Application Xinetd Xinetd 2.3.12 All All All
Application Xinetd Xinetd 2.3.13 All All All
Application Xinetd Xinetd 2.3.5 All All All
Application Xinetd Xinetd 2.3.6 All All All
Application Xinetd Xinetd 2.3.7 All All All
Application Xinetd Xinetd 2.3.8 All All All
Application Xinetd Xinetd 2.3.9 All All All
Application Xinetd Xinetd All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Bug 790940 – CVE-2012-0862 xinetd: enables unintentional services over tcpmux port af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
www.osvdb.org/81774 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 15 Update: xinetd-2.3.14-37.fc15 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 16 Update: xinetd-2.3.14-47.fc16 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Xinetd TCPMUX Bug Lets Remote Users Access Restricted Services - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
oss-security - CVE-2012-0862 assignment notification: xinetd enables unintentional services over tcpmux port af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2012:155 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
xinetd af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.xinetd.org
oss-security - Re: CVE-2012-0862 assignment notification: xinetd enables unintentional services over tcpmux port af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Xinetd CVE-2012-0862 Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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