CVE-2001-1435

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.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.71% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/880624	third party advisory us government resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6157	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/165535	vendor advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2001-1435?: CVE-2001-1435 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2001-1435?: To fix CVE-2001-1435, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2001-1435 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2001-1435 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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