CVE-2013-4342
high
CVSS v3
—
CVSS v2
7.6
VIR risk
7.6
Description
xinetd does not enforce the user and group configuration directives for TCPMUX services, which causes these services to be run as root and makes it easier for remote attackers to gain privileges by leveraging another vulnerability in a service.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4342
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1006100
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rhel | 5 | affected | |
| rhel | 6.0 | affected | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1:2.3.15-2 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1:2.3.15-2 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1:2.3.15-2 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1:2.3.15-2 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1:2.3.15-2 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| xinetd | xinetd | - | |
References
CWEs
CWE-264
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.