# CVE-2001-1435: inetd in Compaq Tru64 UNIX 5.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (network connection loss) by causing one of the services handle

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-04-21 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/880624
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6157
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/165535

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