CVE-2001-0309 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service by exploiting improper socket closure in inetd internal services.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2001-0309?
CVE-2001-0309 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Redhat Linux, published on 7 May 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
inetd in Red Hat 6.2 does not properly close sockets for internal services such as chargen, daytime, echo, etc., which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a series of connections to the internal services.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0309?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redhat Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0309?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0309 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2001-0309 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0309 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8x55-jj29-5rqp.