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CVE-2013-4342

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Entered Topic
2013-10-03 xinetd -- ignores user and group directives for TCPMUX services

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Details

Type Candidate
Name CVE-2013-4342
Phase Assigned(20130612)

Description

xinetd does not enforce the user and group configuration directives for TCPMUX services, which causes these services to be run as root and makes it easier for remote attackers to gain privileges by leveraging another vulnerability in a service.

References

Source Reference
CONFIRM https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1006100
CONFIRM https://github.com/xinetd-org/xinetd/pull/10
REDHAT RHSA-2013:1409