CVE-2001-1389 describes multiple vulnerabilities in xinetd versions 2.3.0 and earlier, and variants up to 2.3.3, primarily involving buffer overflows and improper NULL termination. These flaws allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.1.8.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.1.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.8.8_pre3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.1.8.8_pre3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.8.9_pre1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.1.8.9_pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.8.9_pre2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.1.8.9_pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.8.9_pre3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.1.8.9_pre3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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