security flaw
Published Apr 16, 2003
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 8.94%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.3.0
- 2.3.1
- 2.3.2
- 2.3.3
- 2.3.4
- 2.3.5
- 2.3.6
- 2.3.7
- 2.3.8
- 2.3.9
- 2.3.10
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:161
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:161
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:161
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:228
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:160
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:160
Red Hat Linux 7.3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:160
Red Hat Linux 8.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:160
Red Hat Linux 9
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:160
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:161
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:161 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:161 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:161 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:228 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:160 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:160 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:160 |
| Red Hat Linux 8.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:160 |
| Red Hat Linux 9 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:160 |
| Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:161 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8.94% (0.08939) | 95.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.94% (0.08939) | 94.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 9.29% (0.09290) | 91.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 11.56% (0.11556) | 89.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 9.29% (0.09290) | 92.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 8.18% (0.08184) | 94.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 8.18% (0.08184) | 93.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 92.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 91.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 79.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (10)
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=88537 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000782 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105068673220605&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:056 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-160.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0211 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617004 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0211
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A657 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0211
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=88537 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit | |
| http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000782 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105068673220605&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:056 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-160.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0211 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617004 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0211 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A657 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0211 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.