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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 10, 2013· Updated Apr 29, 2026

CVE-2013-4342

CVE-2013-4342

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.

Affected products

3
  • Xinetd/Xinetd
    cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Red Hat/Enterprise Linux2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

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