Rinetd Connection List Resizing Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:7377

Info

Rinetd Connection List Resizing Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 7377
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2003-0212
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Apr 17 2003 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 09:06PM
Credit: The discovery of this vulnerability has been credited to Sam Hocevar.
Vulnerable: rinetd rinetd 0.61
+ Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
 + Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
 + Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
 + Debian Linux 3.0 mips
 + Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
 + Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
 + Debian Linux 3.0 arm
 + Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
 + Debian Linux 3.0
rinetd rinetd 0.52
+ Debian Linux 2.2 sparc
 + Debian Linux 2.2 powerpc
 + Debian Linux 2.2 IA-32
 + Debian Linux 2.2 arm
 + Debian Linux 2.2 alpha
 + Debian Linux 2.2 68k
 + Debian Linux 2.2
Not Vulnerable: rinetd rinetd 0.62

Discussion

Rinetd Connection List Resizing Denial of Service Vulnerability

A vulnerability has been discovered in rinetd 0.61 and earlier. The problem occurs when attempting to resize the connections list, to accommodate more connections. This issue can be exploited by making multiple connections to the rinetd service until a connection list reallocation occurs.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to effectively deny legitimate users from accessing IP redirection services.

Exploit / POC

Rinetd Connection List Resizing Denial of Service Vulnerability

No exploit is required as this condition can by triggered by making multiple connections to the rinetd service.

Solution / Fix

Rinetd Connection List Resizing Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Fixes available:


rinetd rinetd 0.52

rinetd rinetd 0.61

References

Rinetd Connection List Resizing Denial of Service Vulnerability

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