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CVE-2012-0862 Details

Description

builtins.c in Xinetd before 2.3.15 does not check the service type when the tcpmux-server service is enabled, which exposes all enabled services and allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a request to tcpmux port 1.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/081428.html	CVE
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/081446.html	CVE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1302.html	CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=583311	CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=790940	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75965	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:155	CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/09/5	CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/10/2	CVE
http://www.osvdb.org/81774	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53720	CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027050	CVE
http://www.xinetd.org/#changes	CVE
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/081428.html	[email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/081446.html	[email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1302.html	[email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=583311	[email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=790940	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75965	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:155	[email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/09/5	[email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/10/2	[email protected]
http://www.osvdb.org/81774	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53720	[email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027050	[email protected]
http://www.xinetd.org/#changes	[email protected]

see all 26 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-20	Improper Input Validation	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
xinetd xinetd	<= 2.3.14 2.3.5 2.3.6 2.3.7 2.3.8
CPE cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.3.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.3.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.3.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.3.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.3.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.3.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.3.11:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.3.12:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.3.13:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Product

Versions

xinetd xinetd

<= 2.3.14

2.3.5

2.3.6

2.3.7

2.3.8

CPE

cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 5, 2012	Initial Analysis	[email protected]