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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.72502
Category:FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Title:FreeBSD Ports: xinetd
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to the system; as announced in the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to the system
as announced in the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The following package is affected: xinetd

CVE-2012-0862
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.

Solution:
Update your system with the appropriate patches or
software upgrades.

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-0862
BugTraq ID: 53720
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53720
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/081446.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/081428.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:155
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=583311
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=790940
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
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2013:1302
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1302.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027050
XForce ISS Database: xinetd-tcpmux-weak-security(75965)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75965
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