CVE-2012-0862
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 2.7%EU EUVD
builtins.c in Xinetd before 2.3.15 does not check the service type when the tcpmux-server service is enabled, which exposes all enabled services and allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a request to tcpmux port 1.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- EPSS score
- 2.7% (86th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2012-0887)
- Published
- June 4, 2012
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-0887 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- xinetd / xinetd
- xinetd / xinetd
- xinetd / xinetd
- xinetd / xinetd
- xinetd / xinetd
- xinetd / xinetd
- xinetd / xinetd
- xinetd / xinetd
- xinetd / xinetd
- xinetd / xinetd
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/081428.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/081446.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1302.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:155
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/09/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/10/2
- http://www.osvdb.org/81774
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53720
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027050
- http://www.xinetd.org/#changes
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=583311
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=790940
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75965
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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