Red Hat 6.2 inetd Internal Service Connections Remote DoS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 11006

Synopsis

The remote server is vulnerable to a denial of service.

Description

The remote host has a bug in its 'inetd' server. 'inetd' is the 'internet super-server' and is in charge of managing multiple sub-servers (like telnet, ftp, chargen, and more).

There is a bug in the inetd server that comes with RedHat 6.2, which allows an attacker to prevent it from working completely by forcing it to consume system resources.

Solution

Upgrade to inetd-0.16-7.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 11006

File Name: rh_inetd.nasl

Version: 1.23

Type: remote

Family: Misc.

Published: 6/8/2002

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode, Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/25/2001

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2001-0309

BID: 2395

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