CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-0536

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

High risk
2.14%

80th percentile - higher than 80% of all known CVEs

Summary

xinetd version 2.1.8.x does not properly restrict connections when hostnames are used for access control and the connecting host does not have a reverse DNS entry.

Risk Assessment

The lack of proper restrictions may lead to unauthorized access to services, posing a security risk to the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update xinetd to a newer version or to use IP addresses instead of hostnames in the access control configuration.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

xinetd 2.1.8.x does not properly restrict connections if hostnames are used for access control and the connecting host does not have a reverse DNS entry.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS