CVE-2002-0871
xinetd 2.3.4 leaks file descriptors for the signal pipe to services that are launched by xinetd, which could allow those services to cause a denial of service via the pipe.
02 Description
xinetd 2.3.4 leaks file descriptors for the signal pipe to services that are launched by xinetd, which could allow those services to cause a denial of service via the pipe.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.37% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 30.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2003-04-02 05:00Z23 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 03:03Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2002-08-16
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- e5324e48fdc80b59c028521e894d116795bed8e31cbbbd548ecd8e24abd5f190
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.debian.orgDSA-151https://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-151
- marc.info20020814 GLSA: xinetdhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102935383506155&w=2
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2002:196http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-196.html
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2003:228http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-228.html
- www.linux-mandrake.comMDKSA-2002:053http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-053.php
- www.securityfocus.com5458http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5458
- www.iss.netxinetd-signal-leak-dos(9844)http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9844.php
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- xinetd Fixed in 1:2.3.7-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- xinetd Fixed in 1:2.3.7-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- xinetd Fixed in 1:2.3.7-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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