CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2002-0871

LOW
2.1
CVSS v2
NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
xinetdDebian
Fixed in:1:2.3.7-1CVE-2002-0871
Fixed in:1:2.3.7-1CVE-2002-0871
Fixed in:1:2.3.7-1CVE-2002-0871
Fixed in:1:2.3.7-1CVE-2002-0871

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.37%probability of exploitation in 30 days
29thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 29% of all known CVEs.

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