CVE-2013-4342

high
Published 2013-10-10 · Modified 2026-04-29
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 Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4342

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1006100

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
redhat rhel5affected
redhat rhel6.0affected
debian debianbookwormfixed1:2.3.15-2
debian debianbullseyefixed1:2.3.15-2
debian debianforkyfixed1:2.3.15-2
debian debiansidfixed1:2.3.15-2
debian debiantrixiefixed1:2.3.15-2

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
xinetdxinetd-

References

CWEs

CWE-264

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.