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CVE-2012-0862

builtins.c in Xinetd before 2.3.15 does not check the service type when the tcpmux-server service...

4.3 MediumFix available

CVE-2012-0862 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Xinetd, published June 4, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.75%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in xinetd 1:2.3.14-7.1.

What does this mean?
Severity
4.3 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
2.75%EPSS, 86th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
1:2.3.14-7.1xinetd +15 more

Description

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.

Exploit likelihood

2.75%Down 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
xinetd
Debian:12
before 1:2.3.14-7.1
1:2.3.14-7.1
xinetd
Debian:13
before 1:2.3.14-7.1
1:2.3.14-7.1
xinetd
Debian:14
before 1:2.3.14-7.1
1:2.3.14-7.1
xinetd
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
before 2:2.3.14-38.el6
2:2.3.14-38.el6
xinetd-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
before 2:2.3.14-38.el6
2:2.3.14-38.el6
xinetd
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
before 2:2.3.14-38.el6
2:2.3.14-38.el6
xinetd-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
before 2:2.3.14-38.el6
2:2.3.14-38.el6
xinetd
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
before 2:2.3.14-38.el6
2:2.3.14-38.el6
xinetd-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
before 2:2.3.14-38.el6
2:2.3.14-38.el6
xinetd
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
before 2:2.3.14-38.el6
2:2.3.14-38.el6
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
xinetd-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
before 2:2.3.14-38.el6
2:2.3.14-38.el6
xinetd
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
before 2:2.3.14-19.el5
2:2.3.14-19.el5
xinetd-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
before 2:2.3.14-19.el5
2:2.3.14-19.el5
xinetd
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
before 2:2.3.14-19.el5
2:2.3.14-19.el5
xinetd-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
before 2:2.3.14-19.el5
2:2.3.14-19.el5
xinetd
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 2.3.15-11.3
2.3.15-11.3

What each source reports

NVD Score used4.3

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.

Record
CVE-2012-0862
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

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.

Record
CVE-2012-0862
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-0887No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2012-0887
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mv4c-6fpc-r32qNo score

builtins.c in Xinetd before 2.3.15 does not check the service type when the tcpmux-server service...

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.

Record
GHSA-mv4c-6fpc-r32q
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVNo score

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.

Record
CVE-2012-0862
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-0862No score

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0862
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10323-1No score

xinetd-2.3.15-11.3 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the xinetd-2.3.15-11.3 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10323-1
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

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