PUBLISHED DATE: May 5, 2003CVE-2003-0211:
Denial of Service Vulnerability

Description

Memory leak in xinetd 2.3.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of rejected connections.

Products

• Xinetd 2.3.0
• Xinetd Xinetd 2.3.10
• Xinetd 2.3.1
• Xinetd 2.3.2
• Xinetd 2.3.3
• Xinetd 2.3.4
• Xinetd Xinetd 2.3.5
• Xinetd Xinetd 2.3.6
• Xinetd Xinetd 2.3.7
• Xinetd Xinetd 2.3.8
• Xinetd Xinetd 2.3.9

Questions to Ask Vendors

1. Can you confirm whether your systems are affected by CVE-2003-0211, and if so, what steps are you currently taking to mitigate this vulnerability?
2. What is your estimated timeline for fully resolving CVE-2003-0211 in your products or services, and how will you communicate updates on this issue to us as your customer?

Recommended Actions

• Check out the advisory links provided below.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0211