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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Red Hat Local Security Checks >> RHSA-2003-161: xinetd Vulnerability Assessment Details
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RHSA-2003-161: xinetd |
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Check for the version of the xinetd packages Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Updated xinetd packages fix a security vulnerability and other bugs. Xinetd is a master server that is used to to accept service connection requests and start the appropriate servers. Because of a programming error, memory was allocated and never freed if a connection was refused for any reason. A possible hacker could exploit this flaw to crash the xinetd server, rendering all services it controls unavaliable. In addition, other flaws in xinetd could cause incorrect operation in certain unusual server configurations. All users of xinetd are advised to update to the packages listed in this erratum, which contain an upgrade to xinetd-2.3.11 and are not vulnerable to these issues. Solution : http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-161.html Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security |
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