CVE-2001-0309

inetd in Red Hat 6.2 does not properly close sockets for internal services such as chargen, daytime, echo, etc., which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a series of connections to the internal services.

Score

CVSS 2.0 5.0 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2001-06-02

Last modified

2024-08-08

Affected products

• Linux (Redhat)

References

• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-006.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6380