CVE-2012-0862

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    CVE-2012-0862

    Published: 4 Jun 2012Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: builtins.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.

    References: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1302.html, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:155, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=583311, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=790940, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/081428.html, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/081446.html, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/09/5, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/10/2, http://www.osvdb.org/81774, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53720, http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027050, http://www.xinetd.org/#changes, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75965

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High