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CVE-2000-0536

xinetd 2.1.8.x does not properly restrict connections if hostnames are used for access control and the connecting host does not have a reverse DNS entry.

Published

2000-06-04T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application xinetd xinetd 2.1.87 Yes
Application xinetd xinetd 2.1.88 Yes
Application xinetd xinetd 2.1.88_pre1 Yes
Application xinetd xinetd 2.1.88_pre2 Yes
Application xinetd xinetd 2.1.89_pre1 Yes
Application xinetd xinetd 2.1.89_pre2 Yes
Application xinetd xinetd 2.1.89_pre3 Yes
Application xinetd xinetd 2.1.89_pre4 Yes
Application xinetd xinetd 2.1.89_pre5 Yes
References