UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4342

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4342

    Published: 10 Oct 2013Last Modified: 16 Jul 2025
    Upstream:
    CVE-2013-4342

    Summary:

    Details: xinetd does not enforce the user and group configuration directives for TCPMUX services, which causes these services to be run as root and makes it easier for remote attackers to gain privileges by leveraging another vulnerability in a service.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-4342, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4342

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: xinetd

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/xinetd@1:2.3.15-6?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:2.3.15-6

    Affected versions

    1:2.3.15-4
    1:2.3.15-5
    1:2.3.15-5build1

    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