CVE-2001-0825 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in xinetd versions prior to 2.1.8.8. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by providing a zero or negative length argument, bypassing crucial length checks. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability presents a high-severity risk, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity and no authentication required. Despite its age and severity, there is no public exploit code available, nor is it listed in the CISA KEV catalog, indicating a lack of active exploitation or widespread community attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.8.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.1.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.8.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.1.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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