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CVE-2002-0871

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-09-05 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

xinetd 2.3.4 leaks file descriptors for the signal pipe to services that are launched by xinetd, which could allow those services to cause a denial of service via the pipe.

Affected products

• Xinetd: 2.3.4, 2.3.5, 2.3.6

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102935383506155&w=2
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9844.php
• http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-053.php
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-196.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-228.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5458
• https://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-151
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102935383506155&w=2
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9844.php
• http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-053.php
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-196.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-228.html

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