CVE-2001-1435 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service in Tru64 UNIX by triggering a core dump in an inetd service, stopping all network connections.
- 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-2001-1435?
CVE-2001-1435 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Apr 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
inetd in Compaq Tru64 UNIX 5.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (network connection loss) by causing one of the services handled by inetd to core dump during startup, which causes inetd to stop accepting connections to all of its services.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1435?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Compaq Tru64.
How do I fix CVE-2001-1435?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1435 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-2001-1435 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-1435 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wxj4-928h-58fg.