VDB
RHSA-2003:161
RHSA-2003:161
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.699999809265137 HIGH
Memory leak in xinetd 2.3.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of rejected connections.
Risk Scores
CVSS 4.0
8.699999809265137
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 |
Timeline
- May 22, 2003 CVE Published
- Nov 21, 2025 CVE Updated
- Aug 7, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Aug 7, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Aug 7, 2026 Security Advisory
- Aug 7, 2026 Security Advisory
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003:161 advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=77781 issue
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=78699 issue
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=78903 issue
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=79085 issue
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=79274 issue
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=84840 issue
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=85371 issue
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=85530 issue
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=86297 issue
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=86304 issue
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=87863 issue
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=89074 issue
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2003/rhsa-2003_161.json advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0211 advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617004 issue
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0211 advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0211 advisory