CVE-2003-0211 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 8.9% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Memory leak in xinetd 2.3.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of rejected connections.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 8.94% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2003-05-05 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| xinetd | xinetd |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Xinetd 2.1.x/2.3.x - Rejected Connection Memory Leakage Denial of Service | 2003-04-18 |
References
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=88537
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000782
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105068673220605&w=2
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:056
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-160.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A657
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=88537
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000782
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105068673220605&w=2
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:056
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-160.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A657
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