CVE-2012-0862: Input Validation
First published: Wed Feb 15 2012(Updated: )
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.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Xinetd Xinetd | <=2.3.14 | |
| Xinetd Xinetd | =2.3.5 | |
| Xinetd Xinetd | =2.3.6 | |
| Xinetd Xinetd | =2.3.7 | |
| Xinetd Xinetd | =2.3.8 | |
| Xinetd Xinetd | =2.3.9 | |
| Xinetd Xinetd | =2.3.10 | |
| Xinetd Xinetd | =2.3.11 | |
| Xinetd Xinetd | =2.3.12 | |
| Xinetd Xinetd | =2.3.13 | |
| redhat/xinetd | <2.3.15 | 2.3.15 |
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Reference Links
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/081428.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/081446.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1302.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:155
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/09/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/10/2
- http://www.osvdb.org/81774
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53720
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027050
- http://www.xinetd.org/#changes
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=583311
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=790940
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75965
- http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1078
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/attachment.cgi?id=583311&action=diff
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/attachment.cgi?id=583311&action=edit
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0862
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=820318
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/scm-commits/2012-May/781809.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0499.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/attachment.cgi?id=799731&action=diff
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/attachment.cgi?id=799731&action=edit
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1302.html
- https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/
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