CVE-2003-0696

The getipnodebyname() API in AIX 5.1 and 5.2 does not properly close sockets, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion).

Score

CVSS 2.0 5.0 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2004-01-20

Last modified

2024-08-08

Affected products

• Aix (Ibm)

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8738
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13328
• https://techsupport.services.ibm.com/server/pseries.subscriptionSvcs?mode=7&heading=AIX51&topic=SECURITY&month=200310&l…